INTRODUCTION 3

SIGNIFICANT AMALIENBORG US-built 16,000dwt tanker for Denmark

ARATERE 400-passenger rail ferry for New Zealand service
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SHIPS OF 1998 ARIES fast ferry for Italian mainland/Sardinia route

ASIAN CAPTAIN 6000-car vehicle carrier
AZOV SEA 47,400dwt chemical/products tanker
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Compiler: BATAVIER VI Conofeeder 300, 30HEU cargo vessel 16
John Lingwood, MRINA BEN·MY·CHREE Isle of Man freight/passenger ferry 19
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Tim Knaggs BOW MASTER 6046dwt feeder products/chemical tanker 25
Assistant Editor: CATHRIN OLDENDORFF C-Box multi-purpose cargo ship 28
Christopher Brown, BA Hons CCNI ANGOL 45,000dwt/1650TEU container/bulk vessel 30
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Jenni Wood COSTA RICAN STAR refrigerated cargo vessel 36
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SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 1998
DAMFORAf BANFF'S appearance in new-generation double-hull bulk carriers, Notes
~his review of ships completed in Berge .Atlarui: and To? Sugar, built to meet In the tables which form part of each ship
1998 is doubly significant. Firstly, discerning owners demands for safe description, all dimensions, also deadweight
because it allows us to give recognition operation. and displacement tonnages, are metric,
(somewhat belatedly, since the concept Also exhibiting a wide range of special- unless otherwise stated. Machinery powers
took its Initial steps from the drawing ist designs are those ferries featured this have been specified as 'bhp' or 'kW' in
board to sea-going vessel more than a year. Speed is of the essence on most accordance with information received from
decade ago) to orwegian naval archi- routes today, and whilst the so-called fast the shipbuilder or owner. Emergency alter-
tect Roar Ramde, who pioneered this ferries (constructed to the high-speed nators are not included in the number of
extraordinary design, characterised by its light-craft code) such as Aries can make alternators. When a dash ( - ) has been
delta shape. Secondly, it carries the me crossing from the Italian mainland to
included against an item, this generally
Ramform a litage furth r in terms of a Sardinia six times a day, carrying 1800
denotes lack of information, but where it is
larger ship, and particularly into the passengers and 460 cars at speeds up to
known that features have not been included,
arcfuous conditions of the offshore oil 40 knots, let us not forget that 'conven-
this is indicated by 'nil'. The number of sister
industry, where it will serve as a floating tional' ferries are still able to produce sat-
production, storage and offloading isfactory results - Supeifast III can achieve ships completed or on order does not
(FPSO) unit 30knots on her Greece/Italy run. include the ship presented. Some ships
The introduction of this relatively new Car ferries, train ferries, and ferries shown as 'on order' may have been deliv-
form of offshore oil recovery and pro- such as Clansman, which maintain essen- ered by the time this publication appears.
duction has brought with it a variety of tiallinks with isolated communities, were
FPSO designs, many of which have been amongst the vessels of this type com- Further information on certain vessels includ-
engineered into existing tanker hulls, with pleted during 1998, joining Wenatchee and ed in Significant Ships of 1998 can be found
others being purpose-built vessels, again Kennicot, which perform significant ser- in the following editions of The Royal
based on conventional tanker-type null- vice, linking with road traffic as part of Institution of Naval Architects publication The
forms. Some of these have already fea- regional highway transportation schemes Naval Architect
tured in Significant Ships reviews, and around the communities of the North
another, Schiehallion, finds a place in this West USA, Canada, Alaska, and far out Loch Rannach September 1997
1998 edition. This gives readers the to the remote areas of the Aleutian Tor Selandia January 1999
opportunity of comparing the respective Islands.
merits of a traditional configuration with This year we are pleased to welcome
Shorter articles, or information amongst
that of the Ramform - and allowing the back our companion volume, Significant
longer articles or features, on the following
industry to assess furure applications for Small Craft, reviewing 1998 deliveries of
ships have also appeared in The Naval
this exciting new concept. ship types generally smaller than our own
Continuing the offshore-oil theme, the arbitrary length-limit of approximately Architect:
aptly named Deepwater Pathfinder is a drill 100m, and compiled by the staff of our
ship with a capability for working at sister RI JA journal Ship and Boat lnterna- Batavier VI May 1998
depths approaching 3000m, whilst the tional. Ben-My-Chree September 1998
sophisticated Toisa Perseus bears hardly As ever, we extend our thanks to all Dawn Merchant May 1996
any comparison with the basic supply who have contributed to the compilation (Astilleros Espanoles special supplement)
vessels which first reached European of this review, especially those builders Deepwater Pathfinder June 1997
shores two or three decades ago! The and owners who have found time within Elation July/August 1997
introduction of the FPSO has spawned their busy lives to fill in our question- Dongbang Challenger June 1998
the development of another ship type, naires and provide the additional mater- Futenes November 1998
the shuttle tanker, and Loch Rannoch, ial, plans and photographs, on which we Haneburg October 1998
especially developed to work with depend. In this regard, we are greatly Johann Schulte January 1998
Schiehallion, and Nation Britannia demon- indebted to the specialist photographers R-One January 1999
strate the newest thinking on progress in (particularly FotoFlite, Sea-Sky Martin Ramform Banff September 1997
oil tanker design. and Flying Focus), whose work, directly, Sea-Land Argentina June 1998
Other variations illustrated include or through builders and owners, has for
Segero June 1998
product and chemical types capable, as in nine years done much to enhance this
SkBne May 1996
one of our examples, of carrying more annual review.
(Astilleros Espanoles special supplement)
than 150 categories of cargo, as well as
LPG classes and, of course, the hard- John LingliJood,MRINA SuperStar Leo January 1999
working but basic VLCC. Readers will S tinder/and Top Sugar October 1998
also note that this edition includes two December 1998 Treasure Island June 1998

SIGNIFICANT SHIPS OF 1998 3

 Draught
design .. ............................ 8.40m
scantling .. .......8.70m
Speed
service at 100%mcr 14.50knots
service at 98%mcr 13.70knots
Cargo capacity.. . 19,487m'
Bunkers
heavy oil. .. 656m'
diesel oil. . 115m'
Water ballast.. ..7785m'
Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Main engine
Design. ...wartsila
Model .. ................................................ 6L46A
Manufacturer. .. wartsua
Number ... .....1
Output.. ............... .4800kW/500rev/min
Gearbox
Make .. ..Valmet
Model .... ...... MIVBG 1100+SG650+SC650
Number .. .. 1
Output speed .. . 1OOrev/min
Propeller
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer.. .. Kamewa
Number.. .. 1
Pitch. .. Controllable
Diameter.. .. 5400mm
Speed. . .. 100rev/min
Main engine-driven alternator
Number.. ..... 1
Make/type.. . . Leroy Somer/MSG52S5
Output 1125kVN1880rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number.. .. 2
Engine make/type... . .wartsila/6L20
Alternator make/type Leroy Somer/LSA52L9
Output... .. 2 x 1105kVN9OQrev/min
Boilers
Number.. ....2
Type HE25V 40-SD thermal oil
Make.. .. Gesab
Output.. ..2 x 2907kW
Cranes
Number.. .. 1 x hose handling
Make Hydromaskin
Capacity .. 10 tonnes
Mooring equipment
Number.. .. .2 x mooring winch/windlass
..................... .4 x mooring winches
Make.. .. Aquamaster-Rauma
Type Hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number 12(plus two slop tanks; one drain tank)
Product range.... . Chemicals
Coated tanks. .. Yes

AMALIENBORG: US-built Coating

Stainless steel.
Cargo pumps
.
Sigma Phenguard
Cargo piping

Number. ...12(plus 2 slop tanks; 1 drain tank)

chemical tanker for Denmark Type..

Make
Cargo control system
..
Framo (Frank Mohn)
.PD150

Shipbuilder: ...Alabama Shipyard Inc, USA silii 6L46A main engine developing 4800kW at Make Framo
Type. . Pump control
Vessel's name: Amalienborg SOOrev/min MCR for a speed of 14.Sknots. At 85% full
Ballast control system
power, service speed is 13.7 knots. The drive to a
Hull number: . . 46 Make ... .................................. .Danfoss
Kamewa CP propeller is through a Valmet gearbox ........................................... .valve control
Owner/operator: Dannebrog Rederi AlS, Type.
which reduces engine speed to 1OOrev/ rnin and also has Complement
..................................................... Denmark a take-off shaft for a Leroy Somer 1125kVA alternator Total.. ...18
Designer Skipskonsulent AlS, Norway running at 1800rev / min. Two Wiirtsilii/Leroy Somer Rooms. .. Single
Flag:.... . Denmark (DIS) 110SkVA diesel-driven alternators are also fitted. Special rudder Ulstein enhanced-action with flap
Kamewa supplied the 588kW /384rev /min bow thruster Bow thruster
Total number of sister
and the rudder is of the Ulstein enhanced-action Make.. . Kamewa
ships already completed: ..... NiI flapped type. . Number 1 x 1650H BMS-FP
Total number of sister Accommodation is provided for a total complement Output.. 588kW/384rev/min
ships still on order: 1 of 18 in a four-tier deckhouse built on the poop. Above Bridge control system
this the fully enclosed wheelhouse projects forward at Make... .. Litton Marine Systems
the centreline and features a two-seat conning console. Type Sperry integrated bridge system
II. CCORDI G to the Maritime Administration, Each cabin has a privare toilet, and public rooms avail- One man operation... .. Yes
fiAmalienborg is rhe first ocean-going vessel to be built able include a mess and day room, officers' dayroom and Fire detection system
in rhe USA for export for 40 years (the other contender a caprain's/ officers' conference room. A cargo control Make.. .. Consilium
for that honour, rhe first Eletson tanker from Newport room and an engine control room are also provided. Type Salwico fire and smoke alarm
News - American Progress, Significant Ships of 1997 - was Behind the deckhouse rhe separate funnel casing is off- Fire extinguishing system
sold to US operator Mobil prior ro delivery). The design, set to port, allowing a stern-launching Norsafe fully Engineroom . .......... C02
developed by Norwegian consultant Skipskonsulenr, enclosed lifeboat and ramp to be positioned to star- Make ... ............... Unitor
conforms to the single-deck/ double-hull layout, with board. Radars
troughed centreline and transverse bulkheads dividing Number.. . .......2
rhe cargo space into 12 tanks, two slop tanks and a small PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make Litton Marine Industries
cargo drain tank. With deck stiffening arranged exter- Models Sperry RASCAR VT
Length,oa.... .. 144.50m
nally, and tank-side structures contained within the dou- .................................................... 1 x S-band; 1 x X-band
Length, bp 133.80m
ble skin, rhe tanks are plain sided for easy cleaning and Satellite navigation system
Breadth, moulded 23.00m
maintenance, and have been coated with Sigma Phen- Make/model 2 x Trimble NT-2000 differential
Depth, moulded to main deck.. .. ..12.40m
guard epoxy. Computers on ship
Width of double skin
Cargo is handled rhrough stainless steel piping using Number/type 3 x Litton/navigation
side .
Framo submerged pumps in each tank. The side tanks ................. 1 x Consultas/loading
bottom 1.60m
incorporate sloped top and bottom wings, and together Waste disposal plant
Gross 11,290gt
with the double-bottom tanks (except two utilised for Incinerator
Displacement at design draught 21,13110nnes
technical water) are designated for water ballast. Fuel is Lightweight 5201 tonnes Make.. . BB Trehnique
carried in bunkers abreast the machinery space, separated Deadweight Contract date .
from rhe sheU by cofferdams. design 15,930dwt Launch/floatout date 26 April 1997
The machinery arrangement is centred upon a Wiirt- scantling. . 16,775dwt Delivery date.... .. 1 April 1998

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ARATERE: versatile ferry for New Zealand service
Shipbuilder: ..Hijos de J Barreras SA, D to its capability - all in accordance with IMDG Propellers
codes. Material... . Copper-nickel-aluminium
............................................ Spain
A diesel-electric machinery installation uses four Manufacturer. .... Navalips
Vessel's name: Aratere Number.. .......... 2
Wiirtsilii 8L32 main engines driving ABB alternators to
Hull number: ..: 1570 supply power to an ABB SAlVll Megastar plant with Pitch .. ........... fixed
Owner/operator: Tranz Rail Ltd, four 2600kW propulsion motors geared to rwin FP Diameter .. ..37oomm
Speed . ............................ 180rev/min
.... ..New Zealand propellers. All electrical requirements are served from
Mooring equipment
Designer: ...Hijos de J Barreras SA, Spain this system, including rwo Kamewa 1000kW bow
Number .. ........... 2 x mooring winch/windlass
thrusters.
Flag. ....Bahamas ..... 2 x mooring winch
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make .. .................. Hatiapal(Mooring International, NZ)
Type .. ............. Hydraulic/pneumatic
ships already completed: .... NiI Doors/ramps
Leng'o,oa .. ........ 150.00m
Total number of sister Number.. .. ...2 x stern doors; 1 x stern ramp;
Length, bp .. ........ 137.00m
ships still on order: ......... NiI Breadth, moulded .. ............ .20.25m .................................. 1 x internal ramp; 1 x fixed ramp
Depth, moulded Type... .. Hydraulic
to main (train) deck .. .. 7.60m Designer. ..SP, (Spain)
ow privately owned, the Barreras shipyard never- Cargo control system
N theless still retains strong links with its former par-
ent, AESA, an established leader in the ferry industry,
to vehicle deck ..
Width of double skin
side ..
..... 12.81m

....................................... 2.00m
Make/type ..
Ballast control system
...... Kockumation Loadmaster

as a result of a series of designs successfully imple- bottom. ................... .4.10m Make .. ....................... Intering
menting the many regulations instituted in the wake of Gross .. ..12,3OOgt Passengers
Deadweight Total .. ..375
the Herald of Free Enterprise, and other recent disasters.
design 3260dwt Number of cabins .. .. 10 (drivers)
.Aratere, therefore, is a one-compartment-standard ves-
scantling. ..4000dwt Vehicles
sel with a pedigree, complying with the requirements of Number of decks.... ......3
Draught
Stab90, including withstanding 500mm of water on the Total lane length (road vehicles) 1300m
design .. ............................................. 5.50m
main deck, and meeting the demands of the Stockholm scantling .. ............. 6.00m Rail wagons
rules. Speed, service .... ....... 20knots lane length. .. .4 tracks; 425m
The Inter-islander service across the Cook Strait Bunkers Complement
between Wellington and Picton on which .Aratere will heavy oil. .. 370m' Officers ... . .... 10
serve, covers 51 miles and includes 26 miles of open sea diesel oil. . 35m' Crew. .............. 15
subject to notoriously bad weather conditions. To Water ballast.... . 2950m' Single rooms .. ... yes
counter these, a pair of Brown Brothers fin srabilisers, Classilication .Det Norske Veritas + 1A1 Car and Special rudders. . 2 x Hinze active type
and an lntering air-activated heel control system which ......... Train Ferry, A, EO, W1 Bow thrusters
uses anti-heeling tanks of 860m' capacity, and includes Other regulations complied with New Zealand MSA, Make ... ............................... Kamewa
..IMDG Dangerous Goods, ILO, STCW Number .. .......... 2
test equipment enabling stability conditions to be con-
Percentage of high-tensile Output.. .............................. 2 x 1000kW
firmed before sailing, are fitted.
steel used in construction.. ..Nil Bridge control system
The vessel can accommodate 355 day passengers, Make .. .......................... Norcontrol
Heel control equipment Intering
plus 20 drivers carried in two-berth cabins with private One man operation .. ................ yes
Roll stabilisation equipment Bfown Brothers fins
toilet facilities, and having their own mess and TV Fire detection system
Diesel-electric system
lounge. For the remainder, there are a series of lounges, Main engines Make La Central-Thorn
a self-service cafeteria, tavern bar, cinema, TV and writ- Design .. . Wartsila Fire extinguishing systems
ing rooms, and outdoor seating. Model. ............ 8L32 Engineroom... .. C02
Simultaneous access over shore-based linkspans is Manufacturer .. ................................ .wartsua Make.. .. La Central-Thorn
arranged directly over the stern for rail wagons and Number .. ....4 Vehicle spaces. . ...Drenchers
road vehicles on to the train (main) deck, and for vehi- Output .. .. .4 x 3680kW Make.. .. La Central-Thorn
cles only, to the partially enclosed vehicle deck above. A Alternators Cabins/public spaces. .. Sprinklers
ramp and door in the aft port quarter provides an alter- Manufacturer.. .. ABB Make.. . La Central-Thorn
native entry for vehicles to the train deck. A fixed ramp Type. .. ..AMG 710 LT85 Radars
Number.. .. .4 Number .. .......................... 2
links that deck with a lower hold having a capacity for Output .4 x 3550kW/750rev/min Make .. .................................. Norcontrol
70 cars, and a hydraulically operated ramp connects the Propulsion motors Models. .......... 2 x Data Bridge 2000
train and vehicle decks. Manufacturer/type ABB SAMI Megastar Satellite navigation systems
Four recessed rail tracks provide 425 lane metres for .......................... variable speed ........................ Norcontrol
Make ..
parking rail or road vehicles on the train deck, and 580 Number .4 (2 geared to each shalt)
Computers on ship
lane metres are available for trucks on the vehicle Output. .. .4 x 26ookW/0-120cirev/min
Gearboxes Number.. .. 20
deck. All spaces (except the hold) can carry dangerous Make. .. Hewlett Packard
Manufacturer Reintjes
cargoes other than Class 6.2 (infectious substances), Number.. . 2 Contract date.. ......5 May 1997
with the train deck suitable for A,B and E stowage cat- Model.. .. DUG 1931 Launch/floatout date 8 September 1998
egories, and the vehicle deck adding categories C and Output speed.. .. 180rev/min Delivery date.. .. November 1998

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Fincantieri .•
Shipbuilder: Fincantieri Naval rated at 6500k\\' each, connected to the largest steering Wateqets
water jets yet built, through Maag rwin-inpurysingle- Material Stainless steel
........................ Shipbuilding Division, Italy
output reduction gearboxes, plus two General Electric Manufacturer Kamewa
Vessel's name:. . Aries Number. ....... 2 x steering/reversing
22,000k\X' gas rurbines which drive the two inboard
Hull number: 6008 booster water jets, through two more sets of i\laag 2 x boosters
Owner/operator: Tirrenia di Navigazione Pitch Fixed
reduction gears.
Drarneter. 1800mm
.... SpA,ltaly This arrangement allows all six propulsive units to be
Speed approx 450rev/mln
used for 4Oknot speeds; four diesel engines and one tur-
Designer: Fincantieri Diesel-driven alternators
bine to give 31 knots and four diesel engines alone provide
Flag: Italy 23knots. Four 820k\X' diesel-alternators are installed, and
Number. .. 4
Engine make .. ..Deutz
Total number of sister there are two 600k\x' bow thrusters, and two pairs of Alternator make ..
ships already completed: ..... Nil active computer-controlled fin srabilisers, Output.. . .4 x 820kW
Total number of sister Mooring equipment
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS . .2 x mooring winch/windlass
ships still on order: 3 Number ..
.... 2 x mooring winch
Length, oa .. . 145.00m
Note: Illustration shows sister vessel TO/{l1(s Make .. .... Marine Equipment Pelligrinr
Length, bp . . 128.00m . Hydraulic
Type ..
Breadth, moulded ... . 2200m
Doors/ramps/cargo lifts
F
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Depth, moulded
to main deck .. . 12.60m
Number ..
...............
.2 x stern door/ramps;
enger stern ramp; 4 ramps to car
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to main garage deck .. . 7.60m

.... decks; zs-secuoo hoistable deck
1996 (Significallt Ships of 1996), built to the MDV Gross. . 11,100gt
Type .... . Hydraulic
(Monohull Deep Vee) 1200 design, where '1200' signi- Displacement. . . approx 380Otonnes
. .. Impianti Speciali Oleodinamici
Designer ..
fies the approximate displacement. The SlIperseacal Lightweight. . approx 260Otonnes
Passengers
class ~ fearured in the 1997 edition of rhis annual ~ Deadweight . 1800
Total.
with aluminium allov hull followed. Now the series is design .. . 1200dwt
Classes .. . 2
continued by the fir;t of four J\fDV 3000 Jupiter~c1ass scantling. . 1300dwt
Vehicles
vessels, designed to operate between Civitavecchia Draught ..3 (2 nxed I hoistable)
Number of decks.
design. . approx 3.90m
(Rome) and Olbia in Sardinia, making up to six cross- Total lane length .. 2000m
scantling .. . .4.00m
ings each day. Cars, number 460
Speed, service. .40.5knots (gas turbines at 95% MCR,
Built with a l q Sm-long steel hull and aluminium Trucks, number .. .30
plus diesel engines at 90% MCR)
superstructure, An'es is understood (0 be the largest car- Complement
Bunkers 8
carrying fast ferry in the world. There are six decks: Officers
diesel oil. . 300m
three providing accommodation for 1800 passengers, Crew. 28
Fuel consumption ..14/11
Single/double rooms ..
and three ~ lower, main and hoistable upper garage ~ main engines only. . 15tonnes/h
Bow thrusters
decks, with 2000 lane metres for 460 cars, or cornbina- auxiliaries.. . 0.15tonnes/h
Make .. . Fincantieri
tions such as 30 trailers or coaches, plus 100 cars. Pas- Classification.. .... Reglstro Italiano Navale 'IOO~A 1.1,
Number. 2
senger and vehicle access is through three ramp/doors .................... HSC(B),TP,Tr(ro-ro), NAVS, 'IAQ~2
Output.. 2 x 600kW/428rev/mln
in the flat stern, at main garage deck level. Percentage of high~tensile
Bridge control system
The former enter over a ccnrreline ramp into an steel used in construction .. . 100%(hull only)
Make .... . SEPA
enclosed vestibule with reversible escalators to the pas- Roll stabilisation equipment .. .4 x Maritime Dvnarnics.Fin-
One man operation .. . No
senger decks. Vehicles use the 9m long ramps at the side ..... cantieri active fins
Fire detection systems
entries. and these together with the wide beam, allow Main engines . Autronica
Make.
Diesel engines: (steering waterjets)
traffic to perform a 'If-turn' at the fore end [Q exit over Fire extinguishing systems
Design. . MTU
the stern, so dispensing with bow doors. Internal ramps Engineroom . .... C02
Model. . 20V 1163 TB93L Make . Evsebi lrnpianti
take vehicles to the lower garage, and to the upper
Manufacturer MTU
hoisrable deck which is formed of 26 hydraulically Vehicle spaces. . Drenching
Number.. . .4
operated panels. Make. ..Novenco
Output. . .4 x 6500kW/1250rev/min
An alternative entry for passengers is at main deck Radars
Gas turbines: (booster waterjets)
level, through side doors amidships, adjacent to MES Number.. ..... 2
Design.. . General Electric
(marine evacuation system) positions capable of evac- Model. . LM2500 Make.. . Consilium Selesmar
uating all on board within 15 minutes. This deck Manufacturer General Electric/FiatAvio Model.. . 1 x X'Band: I x S~Band; with ARPA
accommodates 1208 tourist class, mainly seated in NumbM. . 2 Satellite navigation system
saloons fitted with blocks of three/ four seats. Public Output 2 x 22,000kW/3600rev/min Make.. . Trimble
Gearboxes Model. .2 x DGPS NT200D
spaces on this deck consist of a snack bar/lounge aft.
The upper passenger deck is for first-class travellers Make.. . Maag Integrated navigation system
with open seating areas. and 584 reclining seats within Number.. . .4 Make Consilium Selestar
Type.. . 2 x double-input/single-output Model.. . MM970
saloons.
A number of alternative machinery installations are ............................................................ for diesel engines Contract date.. . 29 December 1995
available for the MDV3000 design. That selected for ........................................... 2 x sinqle-lnput/sinqle-output Launch/floaloul date 10 January 1998
Aries uses four MTU 20V 1163 TB73 main engines ........................................ .for gas turbines Delivery date.. . 14 May t 998

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domestic owner
Shipbuilder: .Hyundai Heavy each receiving not less than 20 air changes hourly in Diesel-driven alternators
........................... Industries
Co Ltd, Korea port. Maximum fume concentrations during cargo han- Number.. . 3
dling comply with Australian Department of Health Engine rnake. . MAN B&W Holeby
Vessel's name: Asian Captain Alternator make/type Hyundai/HFCO-636-14K
Regulations 1975.
Hull number: 1066 The hull is double-skinned up to deck 3, with the Output.. ...3 x 1180kW
Owner/operator: Hyundai Merchant resultant side tanks linked to rhe outboard double-bot- Boilers
Number .... .. 1
......Marine Co Ltd, Korea tom tanks and used for water ballast. The central dou-
Type. ....Oil fired
Designer: Hyundai Heavy ble-bottom tanks are divided by the centre girder and
Make .. ..................................... Kang Rim
carty fuel. The design features a number of measures
..................Industries Co Ltd, Korea Output.. ............... 2000kg/h
aimed at easy operation and reducing maintenance. Mooring equipment
Flag: .. Panama Notable are the use of GRP piping for the main ballast Number .. ... 2 x mooring winch/windlass
Total number of sister lines, a central cooling system for engineroom auxil- .................................... 6 x mooring winch
ships already completed: 1 iaries, and low-pressure hydraulics for deck machinery. Make. .. Ulstein-Norwinch
Total number of sister Type.. . Low-pressure hydraulic
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Doors/ramps
ships still on order: ....
Number 1 x stern ramp/door; 1 x side ramp/door;
Length. oa ... .......................................... 199.99m .. 6 x moveable ramps; 3 x ramp covers;
Length. bp . ................... 190.00m .. A x hoistable decks
H YUNDAI has experienced a long run of success
with its design of circa-6000-unit car and truck Breadth, moulded ..
Depth. moulded
.............................. 32.26m Type ..
Designer.
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Hydraulic
Kvaerner
carriers, now constructed in a building dock dedicated
to main (NO 5) deck. .. 13.95m Ballast control system
to this type of vessel, thus increasing productivity and
to upper (No 12) deck 32.09m Make. ..................... Samgong
the final quality of the product. Classed with both Det Gross. . .. 55,729gt Vehicles .. ................................. circa6000
Norske Veritas and the Korean Register, Asian Captain Displacement.. 37,912tonnes Complement
can carry a variety of motor vehicle types, loaded by Lightweight.. 16,412tonnes Officers .... . 13
roll-on/ roll-off methods, as well as containers brought Deadweight Crew. . 16
on board by trailer or container-carrying forklift trucks. design 16,400dwt Repair crew .. ............... 6
A total of 12 decks, including four which are scantling .. . 21.500dwt Spare .. ............................ 2
hoistable, as well as tank top and open top deck, are Draught Special rudder. ..................... Becker flap-type
available for vehicle transport, offering 53,7 50m' of design.. . 9.00m Bow thruster
stowage space. Transverse racking bulkheads have been scantling , 10.00m Make. ....................... Kawasaki
dispensed with on No 5 (main/freeboard) deck, and Speed, service at 90% MCR 20.1 knots Number .. ... 1
this has provided much improved efficiency of loading Cargo capacity Output. . 1800hp
and unloading, which is carried out over a stern quarter deck area. . 53.750m' Bridge control system
Bunkers Make .. .... Norcontrol
ramp/ door, and over a height-adjustable side door for-
heavy oil. . .. 2758m' Type .. ....AC-4
ward of the engineroom on the main deck. Both these
diesel oil. . 162m' One man operation .. . yes
entries are arranged on the starboard side. Water ballast 7097m' Fire detection systems
Within the vessel, six moveable ramps link the main Fuel consumption Make .. ..................... Consilium
deck with other decks, constructed so that they will be main engine only 52.71tonnes/day Type .. ...... CS-3004
flush with the surrounding level when closed. All the Classification.. .. ..Det Norske Veritas +IAl, Car Carrier Fire extinguishing systems
access equipment has been supplied by Kvaerner and is .......Ro-Ro. EO, Wl-0C, MCDK. ICE-C Vehicle spaces. . Low-pressure CO,
designed to operate within heeling angles up to 3deg, Percentage of high-tensile Make.. . NK Fire Protection
and trim up to 2deg; audible and visual alarms indicat- steel used in construction , ,33.8% Engineroom.. . Low pressure CO,
ing these angles are provided at the stern and side Main engine Make.. .. NK Fire Protection
ramps. A one-man control system is provided for each Design MAN B&W Radars
of the items except the manual lashing stoppers. In the Model.. . 7S60MC Number .. ............... 2
cargo areas, support is provided by two rows of pillars Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Make. ... Kelvin Hughes
installed at clear distances of approximately 13.4m in a Number.. .. 1 Models ... ....... 6000AT
Output. MCR 19,460bhp/l05rev/min Computers on ship
longitudinal direction, and II.4m transversely.
Output. NCR 17.510bhp/l0l Arev/min Number.. . .. 1
Hyundai built the MAN B&W 7S60MC main engine
Propeller Make. . Hyundai
which develops 19,460bhp MCR at 105rev/min, and Material.. .. Nickel-aluminium-bronze
three MAN B&W Holeby diesel-alternator sets each Models. .. Loadcom-86
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries
produce 1180kW at nOrev/min, including supply to a Task Loading calculations
Number.. . 1
Kawasaki bow thruster with an output of 1800hp. A Pitch.. .. Fixed Contract date.. . .
Becker flap rudder is also fitted. The cargo space is sub- Diameter 6500mm Launch/floatout date ..
divided into four groups for ventilation purposes, with Speed... . 105rev/min Delivery date 22 May 1998

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Make. TPK-Zagreb
Shipbuilder: Shipyard 'Trogir', Croatia and 10 crew; in addition, there arc six spare cabins and
Output.. 19tonnes/h; 1 6tonnes/h
Vessel's name Azov Sea six berths allocated to a Sucz crcw.
Hose-handling crane
Hull number 229 PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number 1
Make/type. Racez-NoiManne hydraulic
Owner/operator: Sovkomflot, Russia!
Length,oa .. MOOring equipment
....................... Valloy Shipping Co, Liberia .182.50m
Number 2 x mooring Winch/Windlass
Length, bp 17480m
Designer: .,shipyard 'Trogir', Croatia 4 x mooring winch
Breadth, moulded ..32. 19m
Flag . Liberia Make Pusnes
Depth, moulded .. 17503m
Type Hydraulic
Total number of sister Width of double skin
Cargo tanks
ships already completed. ..... ....... :> 2.oom Number 10 plus 2 slop
bottom. . ..2.15m/2.30m
Total number of sister Grades.. 5
Gross. ...27,526gt Product range.. .. ..Crude 011.clean/dirty products.
ships still on order: .. ;i Displacement 57,054tonnes
......... vegetable Oils, benzene, toulene, xylene, hexane.
Lightweight 9680tonnes ................ coal tar naptha solvent, tall 011.
Deadweiqht ............................... sodium hydroxlde(67% fllllng),MTBE

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once thriving: Croatian (or YLlgOSIaV as it was previ-
ously) shipbuilding industry, but the re-establishment of
the design
scantling
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.47,363dwt
Coated tanks.
Make/type of coating SlgmaJPhenguard
... Yes

Draught Stainless steel. . Cargo pIping

relations with former Russian customers has brought design.. .. 11.00m Cargo pumps
about it revival, a\rhoug!l Chinese operators have also scantling.. .12.20m
Number/capacity .. 10 x 352m'/h; 2 x 100m '/h,
helped - as witnessed by Ttlixil/J!. from 3 1\laj, presented Speed. trial, 90% MCR.. . 15.40knots
1 x 70m'/h portable
in last year's edition of J{~I/iJi(al// Ships. Russian con- Cargo capacity
Type Submerged hydraulic
tracts have been based mainly on a number of designs liquid volume .. 54 ,298m Make .Frank Mohn
Bunkers
emanating from the Tragir shipyard, and Azor' Sea an Cargo control system
heavy 011. 1736m
example of an extensive 47,400dwt crude/ Make Saab
diesel oil. 161m
product/chemical tanker series ordered through the Type .. Radar level gauging
Water ballast.. 21,160m Ballast control system
Sovkomflot organisation.
Fuel consumption Make/type ... Danfoss valves; Saab level control
This vessel has a cargo space within a double hull, main engine only.. .. 32.0tonnes/day Complement
containing five centrally divided cargo tanks with trans- auxiliaries 2.5tonnes/day Officers. t2
verse and centrclinc bulkheads formed of troughed Classification Lloyd's Register 01 Shipping +100Al Crew. 10
plate. Tank-side plating is stiffened within the double ........................... Double Hull 011 and Chemical Tanker, Spare .. 6
hull, and with deck head stiffening arranged externally, a .......................... Ship Type 3 in association with a list Suez crew .. 6
smooth internal surface for the Sigma Phenguard epoxy ............................. of defined cargoes. Maximum filling Bridge control system
phenolinc coating, as well as subsequent cleaning, is ........ height with caustic soda 67%, ShipRighl M~m~~_M~M
Type. . ... DMS 900. DPD992, EGS 2000
provided. (SDA, FDA, CM), ESP, SPM. +IWS, LI, +LMC, IGS, UMS
One man operation.. No
Five grades of oil or I~IO Type III chemicals can be Percentage of high-tensile
Fire detection system
carried, and loaded or discharged simultaneously. The steel used in construction.. <1%
Make .Thorn Security
latter operation uses 10 Frank Mohn hydraulically oper-
Main engine Type.. 601 Series
Design .. .MAN B&W Fire extinguishing
ated submerged pumps - plus one portable unit, and
Model .. .6S50MC Mk VI Cargo deck .. Foam
can be completed in 16 hours. Loading time is 12
Manufacturer .. Diesel Factory Brodosplit Make urntor
hours. Number .. .1 Engineroom . CO2
Other features of the cargo system include the pro- Output., 8310kW/123rev/mln Make Urutor
vision of 10 x 900k\X' Frank II10hn deck-mounted Propeller Radars
steam heaters serving the cargo tanks, and 'cunifer' Material Nickel-alurninrorn-bronze Number 2 plus ECDIS
heating coils for the two slop tanks. Cargo piping is Manufacturer. Kamewa Make. .. Kelvln Hughes
made of stainless steel. The inert-gas system has a Models Nucleus 2 plus ECDIS
capacity of 46S0m'/hN, and a 100m'/h heater is pro- Satellite navigation systems
vided for COW and hot sea water tank washing, with Diameter. . 5800mm Make Trimble GPS. DGPS

" one cleaning machine

space is joined
in each tank. The double-hull
to the double bottom to provide com-
Speed.
Diesel-driven alternators
. 1~jreV/mln Models..
Computers on ship
.. NT 200; NT 200D

mon, centrally divided water ballast tanks, and is 8

Engine make/type 2 x MaK/8M20 Make. . Hewlett Packard
radiuscd at the bottom [Q form its connection with the
.................................................................. 1 x MaK/6M20 Models. PC Pentium
tank top.
Alternator make/type 2 x Ullanlk-Siemens/FC6 568-8 Tasks.. .. .Shtp management systems
Diesel Factor), Brodosplit manufactured the MAN
......... 1 x Uljanik-S,emens/FC6 506-8 Waste disposal plant
B&\X' 6SS0MC main engine. This develops 8310kW Incinerator
Output.. .... 2 x 1600kVN900rev/mln
,\ICR at I 23re\' / min, and when operating at 90% full Make. .. ..TeamTec Golar
.................................................... 1 x 850kVN900rev/mln
power, provides a trial speed of 15.40knots. Electrical Boilers Model. OG-2oo
supply comes from three ~laK/Uljanik-Siemens diesel- ..... 2 Contract date.. .. . 31 January 1996
alternator sets. Steam is generated by an oil-fired and Type .. x KLNNlC 011fired Launchlfloatout date. 5 July 1997
an exhaust-gas boiler. Crew complement is 12 officers ............................................... 1 x KIP/PCK exhaust gas Delivery date. 23 March t 998

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Shipbuilder: Tille Scheepsbouw nators with Scania diesel prime-movers each contribute Number 2 x mooring wmcn/wlndlass
Kootstertille BV, The Netherlands 240k\X'tO the electrical supply, and a 300k\X' electrically- 1 x mooring winch
.................................
driven bow thruster is fitted. Accommodation for 10 Make .. ......... .sEC
Vessel's name: Batavier VI Type .. ....... electro-hydraulic
persons is arranged in a slim deckhouse right aft to suit
.... (launched as IJsseldijk) German manning regulations, however, under Dutch- Hatch covers
Hull number:.......................... ... 316 Make Rodenstaal
flag rules the vessel can be operated with only seven
Type.. ...hydraulic folding pairs
Owner/operator: . Navigia Shipping, crew.
Containers
.................................... The Netherlands Lengths. ... 20ft; 30ft; 40ft; 45ft
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
.... (Schoening, Germany) Cell guides .. .. No
Designer: Conoship International BV, Lenglh,oa.. .. 92.75m TEU capacity
holds. . 72
........... The Netherlands Lenglh, bp . . 84.95m
deck. .. 229
Flag: ....The Netherlands Breadlh, moulded.. .. 15.85m
Total homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes 190
Depth, moulded to main deck 6.18m
Total number of sister Reefer plugs.. . 50
Width of double skin Heights up to 9ft 6in
ships already completed: NiI side 1.33m Tiers/across
Total number of sister ships still on order: 6 bottom. ..1.27m upper deck .. .......................... 5/6
Gross. .. 2599gt hold. ..................... 2/5
Deadweight.. . .. 3480dwt Ballast control system
D EVELOPED from its successful Conofeeder 200
(20ITEU) design (see Bermuda Islander, Significant
Ships of 1995), Conoship International's new 300-series
Draught
Speed, service
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15knots
M~e
Type KGE 2GN-15 G2 central control
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Cargo capacity Complement
has a full load capacity of 301TEU (equivalent to grain. .. .4168m' .. .4
Officers ..
19ITEU homogeneously loaded to I-lronnes). The first Bunkers Crew .. .. 5
vessels of this design have now been delivered from the
Tille yard at KootstertiJle, but some later hulls have
heavy oil
diesel oil
233m'
.40m'
Spare ..
Single rooms ..
.
.. yes
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been assigned to another Conoship associate) Niestern Water ballast.. 1790m' Bow thruster
Sander at Delfzijl, ro allow Tille to concentrate on a fur- Fuel consumption Make.. .. Jastram
ther extension to the series: a modified and slightly main engine only 13.5Otonnes/day Number.. ..... 1
longer, Conofeeder 340 (34OTEU) variant. Classification Bureau Veritas 1 3/3E +Cargo/Container Output 300kW/14 70rev/min
The single-decked hull is of double-skin construction, .. Ship, Deep Sea, Mach AUT, MS Bridge control system
with one cargo hold closed by two hatches, each fitted Percentage of high-tensile steel used in construction ..... 9% Make Lipstroruc
with a pair of hydraulically operated folrling covers. The Main engine Type Combined main engine/CP propeller
Design. .. .wartsua One man operation.. . .....yes
side tanks and the centrally divided double-bottom
Model... .. 8R32E Fire detection system
tanks are arranged for the carriage of water ballast, Manufacturer .wartsua, Finland Make
except over midships where four bottom tanks are Number 1 Holds/engineroom AJax Brand Beuelliglng
formed, with the centre pair allocated to fuel. Output.. 3280kW!750rev/min Accommodation Alewijnse
Container sizes from 30ft to 45ft, with heights up to Gearbox Fire extinguishing system
9ft 6in and width 2.6m, can be carried in two tiers in the Make.... .. Lohmann & Stolterfoht Hold/engineroom .. .. Ajax
hold, and up to four on the hatch covers. The engine- Model GRS 600AP Radars
room is completely forward of the poop-mounted Number 1 Number.. .. 2
accommodation block, and the open deck above pro- Output speed 220rev/min Make.. . .. Furuno
vides stOwage for 56TEU in a maximum five tiers. Propeller Models FR 2010
Electrical connections are available for 50 refrigerated Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Satellite navigation system
TEU, and stack loadings of 60tOnnes for 20ft, and Manufacturer... .. Lips BV Make.. . Furuno
75tOnnes fat 40ft containers are achieved in the hold, Pitch .. Controllable Model GP500
Diameter 3200mm Computers on ship
with 40tOnnes/60tOnnes the relative values for deck
Speed 220rev/min Number.. .. 1
cargo. Although Bataiier VI is geariess, the Conofeeder
Main-engine driven alternator Make Compaq
300 design does allow for two cranes of 30/35tonnes Number 1
capacity to be fitted if required. Task Loading calculations
Make. .. Stamford
A Wartsila 8R32E main engine has been selected for Waste disposal plant
Output 500kW/1500rev/min
the series, and this develops 3280kW at 750rev/min to Diesel-driven alternators Sewage plant
give a service speed of 15knots. The drive to a Lips cp Number.. .. 2 Make... .. Aquamar
propeller is through a Lohmann & Srolterfohr GRS Engine make Scania Model.. .. MSP I
600AP gearbox which reduces speed to around Alternator make Stamford Contract date 18 October 1996
220rev / min, and also provides a power take-off for a Output 2 x 240kW/1500rev/min Launch/float-out date 15 November 1997
500kW Stamford alternator, Two more Stamford alter- Mooring equipment Delivery date.. .. .4 February 1998

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 BEN-MY-CHREE: underlining Dutch builder's
ferry speciality
Shipbuilder: . quiet-lounge accommodates 50, and a restaurant caters Speed. ..160rev/mln
for 25 diners(some changes are currently being made to Main engine-driven alternators
....van der Giessen-de Noord BV,
this layout, foUowing experience in service). The com- Number.. . 2
..The Netherlands plement of 22 comprises 14 crew allocated double- Make/type. . Alstom/Leroy Somer
Vessel's name: . .Ben-My-Chree berth cabins, and 8 officers in single rooms, all on deck Output .2 x 1160kW/1500rev/min
Hull number: 971 9 and with private toilets. Diesel-driven alternators
Number.. .. 3
Owner/operator: . The twin-screw propulsion installation is centred
Engine make/type ...• , MAN B&W Holeby 6L 16/24
upon two MaK 9M32 diesel engines positioned in a
..Isle of Man Steam Packet Co Ltd, Alternator make/type.. .. -
three-quarter aft engineroom, each developing 4320kW
..Isle of Man at 600rev/min and driving the CP propellers at
Output 3 x 515kW/1000rev/min
Mooring equipment
Designer: ..van der Giessen-de Noord BV, 160rev/min through Renk gearboxes. A take-off shaft Number .. ..2 x mooring winch/windlass
....................................... The Netherlands from each gearbox drive, an A1srom/Leroy Somer ..4 x mooring winch
Flag: Isle of Man 1160kW /1500rev/min alternator, with additional elec- Make. .Brohl
trical supply derived from rhree 515kW diesel-driven Reefer plugs on vehicle decks .. ..20
Total number of sister
sets. Doors/ramps
ships already completed: Nil Number 1 x stern door/ramp; 1 x hoistable
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS ...................... ramp; 6 x passenger doors; 1 x pilot door
ships still on order: .. Nil Designer.. . MacGregor
Length. oa.. .. .. 125.20m Ballast control system
Length. bp . .. 115.1 Om Make ... ..Berg
Breadth moulded.. .. 23.40m Vehicles
URRENTLY deployed on her owner's Heysham to
C Douglas, cross-Irish Sea route, Ben-My-Cbree con-
Depth. moulded
to main deck (No 3) .8.60m
Number of vehicle decks..
Total lane length.
..
.. 1235m
2

tinues a series of ro-pax ferries, based on a design intro- to deck 5 14.30m/14. 70m Cars.; .. 303 at 4.5m long
duced with I/ia Ugure in 1992 (see Significant Sbips of Gross. .... 12.504gt Trucks/trailers. .. 90 at 13m tong
1992), which has earned for the Krimpen-based ship- Deadweight.. 2900dwt Complement
builder a leading position in the ferry construction mar- Draught Officers .. ....8
ket. In all bur one of the 12 vessels so far completed, design 5.00m Crew. ..14
the basis hullform has been maintained by keeping a scantling.. .. 5.80m Single/double rooms. .8f7
constant a 23.40m beam, with individual owners' Speed. service 19knots Special rudders .. ..2 x spade type
requirements generally met by modifying the mid-body Bunkers
Bow thrusters
length to give a larger or smaller vessel - as will be seen heavy oil. .. 350m'
Make. .Lips BV
diesel oil 80m'
by referring to earlier editions of this annual review, A Number .. ...2
Water ballast 725m'
1m increase in depth has also been made since comple- Output.. ..2 x 900kW
Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1
tion of r /ia Ugllre. Bridge control system
.... RoRo Cargo & Passenger Ship. +LMC. UMS
Vehicle access to Ben-My-Chree is through a stern Make .... ..Alphatson
Percentage of high-tensile
opening, 12m wide x SAm high ro No 3 (main) deck, Type .. ..JRC
sleet used in construction 20%
over a MacGregor hydraulically operated ramp/door One man operation .. ..No
Roll stabilisation equipment Fincantieri fins
which is watertight in the closed position. The ramp is Fire detection system
Damage survivability features U-shaped voids over
10.4m long (plus 1.6m end flaps) and provides a drive- Make .. ..ABB Consiuum
..length of hull
Fire extinguishing systems
way which is 6m wide at the shore-end, widening to Main engines
Engineroom. .. C02
12m at the ship. A hinged ramp, watertight when Design .. ...MaK
Make.. . .. Unitor
closed, is operated by wires and a pulling cylinder to Model .. ..9M32
Vehicle space/cabins/public spaces Sprinkler
allow vehicle transfer from the main deck to the par- Manufacturer .. ..MaK
Make.. .. Hi-Safe
tially enclosed upper freight deck (No 5), providing the Number .. . .. ..2
Radars
ferry with a total lane lengrh of 1235rn and 3.10m Output.. ..2 x 4320kWl9OOrev/min
Number.. .. 2
width, equivalent to 303 cars of 4.5m length or 90 x Gearboxes Make. .. Kelvin Hughes
13m long trucks. Free height over the lanes varies from Make Renk Models Nucleus 6OOON1/6U
4.90m to 5.20m. Both vehicle decks are divided by a Model. .. HSU 800spec Satellite navigation system
short, central casing housing exhausts and providing Number. .. 2 Make .. ..JRC
access for drivers to the passenger accommodation on Output speed.. .. .. 160rev/min Model ... ..JLR 6800
decks 7 and 8. Propellers Computers on ship
A total of 500 passengers can be carried on short MateriaL ... ..Copper-nickel-aluminium Tasks. .Loadinq computer; cash
international voyages, 80 of them occupying four-berth Manufacturer .. .Lips BV ..register system
cabins with en-suite toilet facilities on deck 8. The main Number .. .. .2 Contract date .. ..30 September 1996
public spaces are situated on deck 7 where the largest Pitch. ..Controllable Launch/floatout date. ..4 April 1998
area is a bar-lounge/cafeteria which can seat 310. A Diameter .. ..4000mm Delivery date .. ..3 July 1998

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double-hull bulker
Shipbuilder: ..... Hyundai Heavy tom plating has been increased in thickness to cope with Main engine
the effects of damage from 30ronne grabs and bulldoz- Design .. . ..... MAN B&W
.......................... Industries Co Ltd, Korea
ers, and the classification notation covers sailing with Model.. ............ 7S70MC
Vessel's name: .Berge Atlantic Manufacturer .. ...... HyundaiHeavy Industries
only odd-numbered holds loaded with ore of SF12
Hull Number: . . 1094 FT3/LT designarion. Number .. ........... 1
Owner/operator: Bergesen DY AlS, Output. .. 26,740bhpI91rev/min MCR
The MacGregor hatch covers are of the weatherright
..22,730bhp/86.2rev/min NCR
.................................................. Norway two-p nel side-rolling type, operated by hydraulic motor
Propeller
Designer: Hyundai Heavy with rack-and-pinion mechanism and fitted with Mac-
Material.. .. Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Gregor's new-generation, solid-rubber FlexSeals for
................... Industries Co Ltd, Korea Manufacturer.. .. Hyundai Heavy Industries
prolonged effectiveness. Those covers fitted to odd- Number.. .. 1
Flag: ...... Norway (NIS) numbered holds can be moved ro either side to provide Pitch.. . Fixed
Total number of sister a 'half-open' alternative. The steering gear is of the Diameter.. .. 83OOmm
ships already completed: ...... Nil rotary-vane rype with three power units, one of which is Speed. . 91rev/min
Total number of sister a stand-by. Diesel-driven alternators
The MAN B&W 7S70lVIC main engine, built by Number.. .. 3
ships still on order: . Engine make/type MAN B&W Holeby/7L23/30H
Hyundai, has an MCR of 26,740bhp/91re"min, and an
1 CR of 22,730bhp at 86.2rev/min. Bunker capacity Alternator make/type Hyundai/HFJ6-566-14K
/\ S !ALL number of double-hull bulk carriers - that provides for an endurance of 58 days, or approximately Output.. 3 x 850kW/720rev/min
Il.is, those true bulkers with hopper-shaped holds - 21,200 sea miles steaming at a speed of 15.3knots. Boilers
have been with us for some years now, and the Panamax Three J'vLA B&\XI Holeby diesel-alternator sets each Number.. .. 2
Type... Vertical oil burning
So/idarnosc class (Significant Ships of 1991) also the Top have an output of 850kW, and two oil-fired boilers each
Make. .. Aalborg Sunrod
Sugar presented elsewhere in this issue, are representa- produce 2500kg/h steam.
Output 2 x 2500kglh
tive. Nevertheless, Berge At/antic is understood to be the
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Mooring equipment
first vessel of this type built by Hyundai, as well as Number.. .. 2 x mooring winch/windlass
ptobably being the largest. Owner and builder have fre- Make... .. Ulstein-Brattvaag
Length, oa.. .. 291.70m
quently worked together in the past (such as Berge/and, Length, bp . . 280.00m Type Hydraulic low-pressure
Significant Ships of 1992), and this recent collaboration Breadth, moulded .48.00m Hatch covers
has been constructed against a long-term charter from Depth, moulded.. .. 23.70m Make. .. MacGregor
British Steel covering the import of iron ore for the UK Width of double skin Type .weathertight, side-rolling, rack-
steel-making industry. side.. . 6.50m ..................................................... and-pinion drive
As a percentage of this material comes from northern bottom. .. 2.65m Complement
Gross. . 91 ,962gt Officers.. . 12
Europe and Canada, Der 1 orske Veritas Ice-1 C
Displacement.. .. .. 198,880tonnes Crew.. .. 16
requirements have been incorporated, with equipment
Lightweight 26, 176tonnes Repair crew .4
designed to withstand temperatures of _30°C. This
Deadweight Single/double rooms. .. 24/2
includes providing adequate air condirioning; heated design.. .. 171 ,882dwt Bridge control system
windows with dernisters; and heating of steering gear scantling 172, 704dwt Make ... . Norcontrol
compartment, bosun's store and emergency generator Draught ................ AC-4
Type ..
room. Steam lines on deck are lagged for de-icing, and design.. . 17.05m One man operation .. . ... No
water ballast tanks kept free from ice by an air bubbling scantling 17.11m
Fire extinguiShing system
system, circulated from a screw-type 400m' /h air com- Speed, service 100% MCR 15.44knots
Engineroom.. .. High-expansion foam
pressor. Cargo capacity
Make Heien-Larssen
Nine holds are laid out within the double hull, which grain 163,916m'
Radars
Bunkers
is single-decked without forecastle. The side spaces are Number ... ............................
2
heavy oil. .. ..4749m'
6.5m wide, reducing ro 2.65m in the double bottom, Make. .. Kelvin Hughes
diesel oil. .. 333m'
and together these form common water ballast tanks, Models. ...6000NT
Water ballast.. 89,053m'
separated at the centreline by a duct keel. Fuel is carried Computers on ship
Fuel consumption
in side bunkers each side of the engineroom. Number... .. 1
main engine only 66.3tonnes/day
A good inirial bending moment was incorporated at Make.. ...AS-Consultas
Classification .Det Norske Veritas AS + 1A 1, Bulk
the design stage, giving plenty of flexibility for various ................................. Carrier, HC/E, Holds 2,4,6,8 Empty, Tasks.. .. Loading calculations
loading condirions. In addition to lACS UR S18 scant- .................................. ESP,EO,IB( + ),lce-1C,CSA-1 ,TMON Contract date ..
lings for transverse waterright bulkheads, and S21 Percentage of high-tensile Launch/floatout date ..
requirements for hatch cover scantlings, the inner bot- steel used in construction .. . 57% Delivery date .... ........... 24 July 1998

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from Poland
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make.. . .Towimor
Shipbuilder: Stocznia Szczecinska SA, Type Hydraulic
..Poland Length, oa.. . 103.40m Cargo tanks
Vessel's name: Bow Master Length, bp .. . 97.40m Number.. . 14
Breadth, moulded.. . 16.60m Grades.. . 14
Hull number: . 8579/1 Depth. . 9.40m Product range. .IMO Type II and III; oil products,
Owner/operator: ... ...Odfjell Tankers Asia, Width of double skin ........... molasses
Singapore/Odjfell Asia AlS, Norway side.... . I.oom Coated tanks.. . No
bottom. . 1.20m Stainless steel Yes
Designer: Stocznia Szczecinska SA,
Gross. . .4667gt Cargo pumps
............................. Poland Deadweight.. 6046dwt Number 14
Flag: . Singapore Draught.. 7.10m
Total number of sister Cargo capacity ~~:~ "4 HHHFr~~kS~~~~
liquid volume.. . ..... 7039m' Capacity 14 x 2ootonnes/h
ships already completed: . Nil Cargo control system
Bunkers
Total number of sister heavy oil. ... 317m' Make . ..Autronica
ships still on order: .. . 3 diesel oil. ..29m' Type .. ..Autrocargo 2000
Fuel consumption Pumproom
main engine only. . 14tonnes/day Number.. . 1 x ballast system
HILST feeder ships are common enough in many
W dry cargo rrades, their use with oil transport is less
so, but it is to service its fleet of ocean-going vessels,
auxiliaries....
Classification
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'Oet Norske Veritas +IAl
..... .Products, ESP and Chemicals,
2. 6tonnes/day
Tanker for Oil
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Position
Ballast control system
Make/type .. ..Frank Mohn 381-959-1
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particularly in the Far East, that Odjfell has ordered this ..wi-oc, LCS(SID), VCS-2, HL(1.85Vm'), BIS, ..Autronica Autrocargo 2000
four-ship series. Within a double hull, these new-design ..Srup type 2,a2,ss,b3,c3,v3,f2,T-MON,k,str.0.l. ..Pleiger HYH 1589
ships (designated the B579 type) have a vertically Percentage of high-tensile Complement
rroughed centreline bulkhead which, in conjunction steel used in construction.. . NiI Officers.. . 5
with four horizontally rroughed transverse bulkheads Heel control equipment.. 2 heeling tanks Crew.. . 7
and two cofferdams formed of flat plate (enclosing Nos Main engine Pilot 1
Design.. . MAN B&W ~ffi .4
6 and 7 tanks P&S), divides the space into 14 cargo
Model.. . 6S35MC Single/double rooms. . 13/2
tanks. These are constructed of Avesta Sheffield-type
Manufacturer. . Cegielski Special rudder Schilling high-lift
316LN solid, acid-resistant stainless steel, designed for
Number.. . 1 Bow thruster
high-density cargoes and capable of withstanding high Output.. 3600kW/147rev/min Make ABB Zamech
temperatures and vapour pressures. Gearbox (alternator drive) Number 1
Bow Maslerand her sisters meet the same high specifi- Make .. ..ASUG Output.. .400kW /1785rev/min
cation as larger vessels in the fleet and complement Model .. .. GDG 1265X 12.8 Bridge control system
their services. Each tank is fitted with a Framo hydrauli- Number .. .................... 1 Make . Kongsberg Norcontrol
cally driven, 200m' /h submerged pump, separately con- Output speed .. .. 1800rev/min One man operation.. .... Yes
nected to the manifold by stainless steel piping, and Propeller Fire detection system
offering 14 cargo segregations within the IMO Interna- Material. . Bronze Make.. . Autronica
tional Bulk Chemical code for cargoes requiring ship Manufacturer.. ..MAN B&W Alpha Type BS- 100/2
Number.. . 1 Fire extinguishing system
Types II and Ill. Refined petroleum cargoes and
Pitch. . Controllable Cargo area Foam
molasses can also be carried, and the tanks are indirectly Diameter.. . .41OOmm Make Unitor
heated by water, using stainless steel piping. Facilities Speed. . 147rev/min Engineroom C02
are also provided for tank washing with fresh/sea water, Main engine-driven alternator Make Unitor
using programmable, multi-stage Scan jet machines. Number.. . 1 Radars
An 800m' /h nitrogen generator for inerting and Make/type.. . ...A van Kaick/DSG62 L2-4 Number 2
padding purposes, and a 2500m' /h air dehumidification Output 7ookW/180Orev/min Make Kongsberg Norcontrol
plant are fitted. Cargo operations are remotely con- Diesel-driven alternators Models Databridge 2000 ARPA
trolled from a console in the wheelhouse using an Number.. . 2 ................................... 1 x X-band; 1 x S-band
Aurronica monitoring system, radar tank gauging and Engine make/type.Cegielski-MAN B&W Holeby 6L 16/24 Satellite navigation system
Alternator make A van Kaick Make.. . Trimble
temperature, high-pressure and high-level alarms.
Output... 2 x 570kW/1200rev/min Models 1 x GPS-NTtoO
Polish engine builder H Cegielski constructed the
Boilers ............. 1 x DGPS-NT2ooD
MAN B&W 6S35MC main engine, also the MAN
Number 1 x A018 auxiliary; 1 x A016 composite Computers on ship
B&W Holeby 6L16/24 prime movers for the two A Make. . Aalborg Sunrod Number 11
van Kaick 570kW diesel-alternator sets. The main Output 1 x 12,oookg/h; 1 x 20oo/420kg/h Tasks Cargo & engineroom control and monitoring,
engine develops 3600kW at 147rev/min and drives a Cranes .............................................. Ioading, ship management
CP propeller for a service speed of 14.3knots, as well Number.. . 1 x hose handling Incinerator
as an alternator producing 700kW, through a power Make/type.. . Towimor P4015AB Make Team-Tec
take-off shaft from an ASUG gearbox running at Capacity/speed 4tonnes/20m/min Model OGS 200c
1800rev / min. Optimal manoeuvrability is obtained Mooring equipment Contract date.. . 24 January 1997
using a 400kW ABB Zamech bow thruster and a Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass Launch/floatout date. . 21 July 1998
Schilling high-lift rudder. ..2 x mooring winch Delivery date 13 November 1998

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versatile standard
Shipbuilder Flensburger 45ft, and the wide Euro/Bell units can also be carried. Heel control system. ....2 x 316tonne side tanks
Slim-line cell guides can be retrofitted and a heeling Main engine
....Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH
tank system using side ballast tanks is installed. Hatch Design .. . Mitsubishi
................................... & Co, KG, Germany Model .. . 6UEC50LSII
covers are MacGregor lift-away panel type, and rwo
Vessel's name: Cathrin Oldendorif Maci.Iregor-Hagglund 60tonne cranes, capable of a Manufacturer .. . Mitsubishi
Hull number:. .. 695 Number .. .. 1
120tonne combined lift, are fitted on the port side,
Output MCR. .. 11 ,220bhp/124rev/min
Owner/operator: Wavelength Shipping serving all container slots. Propeller
.Corp, Liberia/Egon Oldendorff, Germany A Mitsubishi 6UEC50LS II main engine - built at the Pitch .. . Fixed
designer's works in Japan - develops 11 ,220bhp MCR at Diesel-driven alternators
Designer: Flensburger
124rev / mill for a service speed of around 17knots on a Number .2
...................... Schiffbau-Gesellschaft mbH container design draught of 8m, and 16.7knots on a Engine make/type.. . Yanmar/6N18(A)L-EN
..& Co, KG, Germany design load draught of 9m, with a corresponding eco- Alternator make/type.. .. .
Flag: Liberia nomic fuel consumption of 29.4tonnes/ day. Two alter- Output (engine).. .. 2 x 900hpl900rev/min
Total number of sister nators driven by Yanmar 900bhp diesel engines are fitted, Boiler
with provision for a third if a supply to reefer boxes is Number .. . ..... 1 x oil fired/exhaust gas
ships already completed: ..Nil Output.. ...................... 800kgih
required. The aft body hull form incorporates a skeg-type
Total number of. sister srern, and a Costa bulb is fitted to the rudder. The tall Cranes
ships still on order: ..6 plus options superstructure located right aft offers accommodation Number 2
for 21 persons, including pilot and six-berth Suez crew - Make MacGregor-Hagglund GL6021/5026/
..... .4032/3236-2S
Illustration shows sister ship, with her charter name. P & a with certification for ship operation by 13 personnel.
Capacity.. ...... 2 x 6Otonnes/21m;32tonnes/36m;
Sedll'!)d Djibouti ............................................ combined lift 100/120tonnes
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Mooring equipment
T HE reputation of German shipbuilders and own-
ers for the innovative design of multipurpose cargo
vessels, mainly built for charter to the large liner
Length,oa
Length, bp . ..
153.20m
145.75m
Number.. . 2 x mooring winch/windlass
...... 2 x mooring winch
Breadth, moulded.. .. .23.60m Make .. ............................. SEC Ten Horn
groups, is further enhanced by this new shallow- Hatch covers
Depth, moulded 13.50m
draught/short-length series from Flensburger, desig- Make. ...... MacGregor
Gross. .. 13,066gt
nated the C-Box class. Like the Ecobox family of flex- Type ... . Lift-away panels
Deadweight
ible cargo vessels introduced by the yard in 1994 (see design.... . 18,242dwt Containers
Trade Sol, Significant Ships of 1994), the C-Box displays design (container loading) 15,225dwt Lengths.. .. 20ft; 40ft; 45ft; Euro/Bell
the influence of shipowner Egon Oldendorff, a spe- scantling (slwl).. . 20,567dwt Cell guides .'Slim' type can be retrofitted
cialist in these trades, which now owns the yard, and Draught Total TEU capacity 1300
has taken most of the first deliveries into its fleet. design.... . 9.00m TEU capacity loaded to 14tonnes 1000
Cvbox is indeed a multi-purpose carrier, with five design (container loading) 8.00m Reefer plugs ...
box-shaped, open holds without obstruction, within a scantling (slwl) 9.75m Tiers/across (max)
double hull divided by double-skin transverse bulk- Speed, service at 90% MCR, 10%sea margin upper deck .. .. 5/9
heads, which makes them suitable for paper cargoes. design draught. . 16.70knots holds. ....... ....................5/8
Additionally, the holds are strengthened for heavy car- design draught (container) 17.00knots Complement
goes and grab discharge, and alternate hold loading is a Cargo capacity .24,982m' Officers and crew.. .. 14
feature. Dangerous cargoes of all IMO grades can be Bunkers Pilot.. 1
heavy oil. .. 1066m' Suez crew 6
loaded in rhe mechanically ventilated No 2 hold, with
diesel oil 116m' Stern appendage .8keg stern with Costa bulb
some grades in most of the other holds and on deck.
Water ballast.. .. 6281 m' ................................... on rudder
Grain stability regulations are satisfied, whilst uniform Fuel consumption
loadings of 21 tonnes/m' on tank top, 3tonnes/m' on Fire extinguishing systems
(main engine; 9m draught) 29.4tonnes/day
deck, and 2tonnes/m' on harches, plus a large deck Classification Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5, IW G Cargo holds.. .. COz
space with flush fittings, makes the design friendly to .................................. SOLAS 11-2Reg. 54, strengthened Radars
project cargoes. .. .for heavy cargo, holds 1/4 may be Number/type... .. 1 x X-band ARPA; 1 x S-band
As a container carrier, 1300TEU can be accommo- ....... empty, equipped for containers, +MC AUT Contract date 19 September1995
dated, equivalent to lOOOTEU at 14tonnes load or 822 Percentage of high-tensile Launch/floatout date 2 October 1997
at 20tonnes. FEU loading is 637 (plus 26TEU), whilst steel used in construction .. .. 16% Delivery date. .. 11 December 1997

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Shipbuilder: Stocznia Szczecinska SA, PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make .. ........ Towimor
Type .. .......................... Electric
................................. ...... Poland Hatch covers
Length, overall 185.00m
Vessel's name: CCNI Angol Length, bp. .. 175.60m Designer .. ............................ MacGregor
Hull number:. .. 8577-1/3 Breadth. moulded.... .. 32.20m Type .... ........ Holds 1,3,6.8: Lihaway sections
Depth. moulded to main deck.. .... 16.95m ........ Holds 2,4,5,7: Pivoting sections
Owner/operator: .... Schiffahrtsgesellschaft
Width of double skin Containers
..MS 'Valdivia' mbH & Co KG, Germany side .. ........................... 2. 10m Lengths.. .20h; 40h
Designer: ..Stocznia Szczecinska SA, bottom. .... 1.98m Cell guides. .. Partial
.......................................................... Poland Gross. . .28, 148gt Total TEU capacity. .. 1816
Displacement.. . .. 56,376tonnes Homogeneously loaded to 14 tonnes .. ...1649
Flag: Germany Reefer plugs.. .. 66
Lightweight .. ............... 11, 78Otonnes
Total number of sister Deadweight Ballast control system
ships already completed: 2 design 44.356dwt Make/type .. ....... VSB 171 Meramont
Total number of sister scantling. . .44.596dwt Complement
Draught Officers .. . 9
ships still on order: 9 design .. ... 12.00m Crew .. ...14
scantling .. 12.05m Pilot.. ....... 1
Speed. service .. . 15.50knots Spare .. . 2
ZCZECINSKA'S new B577 design has made an
S auspicious debut, with 12 orders received so far. The
Cargo capacity
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first rwo deliveries went to a German owner who char- grain. .. 51 ,096m' Make .. .................... Meramont
tered them to the Chilean company, Cia Chilena de Bunkers Type. ............................... VCN 361
Navegacion Interoceanica (CCNI) Deutschland, for heavy oil. ............................. .4042m' One man operation .. ................. yes
whom CO\'] Angol (launched as Valdivia) is now also diesel oil. ..340m' Fire detection systems
operating. The yard also holds eight orders for a smaller Water ballast.. ...................... 18,471m' Make .. ................. Consilium
version, the B577-11. Fuel consumption Type .. Salwico C300
The B577 is a double-hull, open-hatch bulk carrier with main engine only .43tonnes/day Fire extinguishing systems
B-rype freeboard, having eight holds suitable for mosr auxiliaries.. .. 5tonnes/day Cargo holds .COz
bulk commodities, sreel coils, and especially foresr prod- Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1 (water spray In No 1 hold)
.... Bulk Carrier. ESP. Strengthened for
ucrs such as paper, pulp and packaged lumber. Contain- Make . .. Shipyard
....................... Heavy Cargoes. NAV1, IWS, +LMS. UMS
ers can be loaded in all holds, on hatch covers and on the Percentage of high-tensile steel Englneroom . .......... COz
open deck above the machinery room, bur in an unusual used in construction.. . 9% Make. ............................. Shipyard
arrangement, only four of the holds are firred with guides Heel control equipment Meramont VSB 171(Poland) Cabins/public spaces .. ...... Water
for 20ft and 40ft units. Main engine Radars
Toral intake is 1816TEU (1649TEU when homoge- Design. ..................... Sulzer Number .. ..........3
neously loaded to 14tonnes) or 922FEU, and No 1 hold, Model ... .......................... 6RTA58T Make ........ JRC
accessed through a long forecastle, is equipped to carry Manufacturer. .. Cegielski Models .. .... 1 x JMA-9303CA S-Band ARPA
dangerous cargoes. These can be in packaged or con- Number .. . 1 1 x JMA-9252-9 X-band
tainer form, complying wirh L\IO Clauses 1-8. Output... ................. 11,400kW/101.5rev/mln 1 x JMA-9252-6 x-banc
Also unusual is the ~[acGregor hatch cover arrange- Propeller Satellite navigation systems
ment, with No 1 harch fitted with a two-panel liftaway Material.. ...BA1055 (Nickel-aluminium-bronze) Make .. .Raytheon Anschutz
Manufacturer.. .. ABB Zamech ...NAV-398
cover which allows a 12.60m x 12.80m wide clear open- Model ..
Number.. .. 1
ing. Similar covers, but made up of three panels, pro- Other navigation systems
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vide a 12.60m x 28m wide opening ar Nos 3,6 and 8 Make.. ..JRC
Diameter.. .. 6800mm
hatches, whilst Nos 2, 4, 5 and 7 offer the same clear Speed .. 101.5rev/min Model. .. NCR-300A Navtex
opening, but are closed by pivotting-type covers with Diesel-driven alternators Computers on board
single panels, worked by hydraulic cylinders, srowing at Number.. .. 3 Number .. ........3
either end of the hatch. Engine make/type Cegielski-Sulzer/6S20VH Make. . ..Hewlett Packard
Stack loadings for TEU/FEU are 40/60tonnes on Alternator make/type van Kaick/DSG86M1-8 Tasks. . Alarm and rnorutonnq systems;
cover No 1, and 60/90ronnes respectively on the other Output.. 3 x 960kW!900rev/min ..monitoring reefer containers;
covers. Three centreline-mounred, electro-hydraulic Boilers .loadmq calculations
deck cranes are fitted, capable of lifting 40tonnes at up Number .. .. 2 Waste disposal plant
to 30m outreach when handling 40ft containers, and Type ... .. 1 x AQ-12 auxiliary; Incinerator
26tonnes at 30m when working bulk cargoes. ................. 1 x AV-9 exhaust gas Make.. .. Team-Tec
A Cegielski-Sulzer 6RTA58T main engine is fitted, Make. .. Aalborg-Sunrod Model.. .. OG 200C
Output 1 x 2800kg/h; 1 x 1500kg/h
developing 12,OOOkWMCR at l03rev/min, and operating Waste compactor
Cargo cranes
at 11,400kW/l01.5rev/min for a service speed of Make.. .. . ..Electrolux
Number.. . ..... 3
15.50knots, derived from a conventional FP propeller. For Model . ....... 8251
Make/type. ....2 x Towimor FS40030/32033D5 R01
comparison purposes, however, one of the group has ............................... 1 x Towimor FS40030/32032D4 R01 Sewage plant
been fitted with a Sisrernar CLT propeller. Three Capacities.. . 2 x 4Otonnes/30m: 32tonnes/33m Make ... Karma
Sulzer/van Kaick 960k\X' diesel-alternaror sets provide ...... 1 x 4Otonnes/30m; 32tonnes/32m Model .. . LK3017
eleccrical power. Cross-bunkers between holds 4 and 5, MOOringequipment Contract date ..
and 7 and 8, and at the forward end of the engineroom, Number.. . 2 x Mooring winch/Windlass Launch/floatout date .. . 28 March 1998
are contained within the double hull for added protection. .................... .4 x Mooring winch Delivery date .. .. 24 June 1998

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Shipbuilder: speed of l o.Sknots. A power take-off from each gear- Output.. 3 x 352kW/1500rev/min
.., ,..Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd, UK box connectS with a Stamford 1248kW alternator, and Boilers
Vessel's name: .. Clansman rhree Cummins/Stamford 352kW diesel-alternator sets Number .. ............. 1 x domestic
are also fitted. These were packaged and supplied to the Type .. .. ... NW13
Hull number , 174
shipyard by Pelican Engineering, and are controlled Make. .... " , ,', ,"', .. , , Kempsafe
Owner/operator: " ,..,..,..,.,' through a basic power management system. Twin Output.. ...... ,600kW
.... .Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd, UK Becker flap-type rudders are installed, Mooring equipment
Designer: .Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd, UK Lifesaving equipment satisfies MCA (UK Maritime & Number 2 x mooring winch/Windlass
Coastguard Agency) Class llA rules and includes two .................................. 2 x capstan
Flag: , ,."."UK
100-person totally enclosed lifeboats: a fast rescue boat, Make ..
Total number of sister
and a man overboard boar. A marine evacuation slide Type .. .. ... hydraulic
ships already completed .,., ..,..,.... Nil for 650 persons is fitted port and starboard, Doors/ramps
Total number of sister Number.. .. 1 x stern door/ramp; 1 x bow
ships still on order: .Nil PRINCtPAL PARTtCULARS ........ ,.. , , ,ramp; 1 x bow visor; 1 x hoistable deck
Type.. .. hydraulic
Length,oa.. .. ,, , 99,OOm
Designer Transmarine
Length, bp .. , 91.20m

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ro-ro passenger ferry to be built which complies
with rhe requirements of the Stockholm Agreement of
Breadth, moulded..
Depth, moulded to main deck
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Ballast control
Make.
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Gross .. , ,"""', .. , ,""'" ,""", 5499gt
1996, and a number of new measures, principally con- Deadweight 600dwl Passengers
cerned with stability, had to be considered when formu- Draught.. 3.22m Total .. ........ ,634
lating rhe design, 1 otably, freeboard to the vehicle deck Speed, service, 85% MCR, 600kW hotel load Classes .. ................ 1
has been increased in order to reduce the water-an-deck on either shaft alternator 16,50knots Cabins .. . ,'", nil
penalty, and freeing POrt areas made larger than was the Bunkers Vehicles
case with earlier vessels. The imposition of these new gas oil.. , 124m' Number of vehicle decks.. .. 1 + hoistable deck
rules on to a design whose dimensions were already Fuel consumption Total lane length, , ,425m
restricted by conrlitions at rhe operating ports of Oban, Main engines only 15tonnes/day Number of cars, ,.. 100
Castlebay, Lochboisdale, Coll and Tiree, has necessitated Classification Lloyd's Register + 1OOA1 Passenger/Ro-Ro Trucks. .. 10
, Ferry, West Coast of Scotland and
a huUform of larger block co-efficient than might have Complement
......... Western Isles Service Officers... .. 11
been expected,
Other regulations complied with.. ..MCA Class IIA
The through vehicle deck is covered, except for an Crew.. .. 21
Percentage of high-tensile
area at rhe aft end, by an upper deck with tiered deck- Special rudders ,..2 x Becker hinged flap
steel used in construction.. .. .2%
houses. Access is over an articulated stern ramp with Bow thrusters
Roll stabilisation equipment .Brown Bros folding
hinged finger and bridge flaps, and a bow ramp in three Make.. .. .Ulstein
....... fin stabilisers
Nurnber..; . , .2
sections, fitted behind a watertight bow visor which is Main engines
Output 2 x 450kW/400rev/min
integral with rhe ship's structure, Up to 90 cars can be Design.. .. MaK
Bridge control system
carried on the vehicle deck, with an extra lOon a Model 8M32
Make.. .. Ulstein
hoistable mezzanine deck on the starboard side, All Manufacturer.. . .. MaK
One man operation.. . Yes
equipment is hydraulically operated, Number ." .. ,""', ,.. ," " ,.. ,"', ,.. ,,2
Fire detection system
Wing buoyancy spaces are provided at each side of Output. 2 x 3840kW/600rev/min
Make .... ............ Minerva Thorn
the vehicle deck, and a central casing includes passenger Gearboxes
Type, .... Analogue addressable
accesses to rhe accommodation, Below this deck are the Make.. .. .Ulstein
Fire extinguiShing systems
engineroom; main control room; compartment for the Model"",.,', ,"""""""", ,"""""', 1500 AGSC
Engineroom , ,""""', ,"", ,"", , C02
Number.. , .. ,2
twin Ulstein 450kW bow thrusters; POrt and starboard Vehicle space Water drench
Output speed.. .. .270rev/min
srabilisers; fuel, water ballast and void spaces, Cabins/public spaces. .. ,..Water sprinklers
Propellers
Accommodation is arranged for 634 passengers on Radars
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
rhe upper and boat decks, wirh the main entrance con- Number ,., .. ,""",., ,""', ,"'", " ..2
Manufacturer.. .., .... Ulstein
course amidships on rhe upper deck, The lounge bar is Make.. .. , Furuno
Number.. .. .... .2
Models.. . . .... 1 x FR211 0/6FT; 1 x FR2130/S
aft, and a TV lounge (starboard), lounge with semi- Pitch """,.,., ,""""", ,""""', Controllable
Computers on ship
reclining chairs (port), and cafeteria with gaUeys and Diameter.. .. ..2550mm
Number.. .. 4
servery, forward. An observation lounge with Speed .270rev/min
Tasks Loading; stability; longitudinal
panoramic views occupies the fore end of the boat Main-engine driven alternators ........................ strength; alarm, monitoring, valve control
deck, and includes a number of fully reclining chairs for Number ,"", ,"', ,", ,2 Waste disposal plant
overnight passengers. Crew members are housed aft of Make Stamford HCM 734G2 Sewage plant
this lounge, with officers one deck higher, behind a fuU- Output.. 2 x 1248kW/1500rev/min Make.. , Hamworthy
width wheelhouse, Diesel-driven alternators Model. .. ST25 Super Trident
Twin MaK 8M32 main engines each developing Number .. ................3 Contract date October 1996
3840kW at 600rev / min, drive CP propellers at Engine make/type .... .. .... Cummins KTA 1903M Launch/floatout date. .. April 1998
270rev / min through Ulstein gearboxes for a service Alternator make .. .... Stamford HCM 534E2 Delivery date.. .. June 1998

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COSTA RICAN STAR: reefer with a pedigree
Shipbuilder: ..... Shikoku Dockyard Co Ltd, In common with many refrigerated cargo carriers) cars Boiler
............................... Japan (total 531) can be loaded below decks as a backhaul Number 1 x composite
ca go. Make Tortoise Engineering
Vessel's name Costa Rican Star Output.. 1500/1700kg/h
The main engine is a Mitsui-built MAN B&W
Hull number: 885 6L60MC unit, developing 15,600bhp at 123rev/min to Cranes
Owner/operator: Betelgeuse Shipping drive a FP ptopeller for a service speed of 20.3knots, Number .4
Make IHI
..................................................... Corp SA, making use of a newly developed hull-form. Electrical
Capacity/speed. . 2 x 8tonne/70m/min
........................... . Panama power is derived from four Daihatsu/Nishishiba
................... 2 x 36/8tonne/16m/min/70m/min
Designer: Shikoku Dockyard Co Ltd, 1000kVA alternators, with steam ptoduced by a com- Mooring equipment
posite boiler. Number/type 2 x mooring winch/windlass
.................................. . Japan
........ 2 x mooring winch
Flag: Panama PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Hatch covers
Total number of sister Make. . MacGregor
Length, oa 154.00m
ships already completed: .'..2 Type Hydraulic cylinder folding type
Length, bp . .. 144.60m Containers
Total number of sister Breadth, moulded 24.00m Lengths. . 20ft; 40ft; 43ft
ships still on order: ...4 Depth, moulded to main deck 13.30m Cell guides no
Gross. .. 11 ,435gt Total TEU capacity 258
,-vITA RICAN ITAR, pictured above whilst on Deadweight, design 10,350dwt Reefer plugs . 80
~trials in the colours of charterer Blue Star Line, is Draught, design 9.00m Heights 8ft 61n; 9ft 6in
Speed, service .20.3knots Tiers/across
particularly notable as the 50th refrigerated cargo ves-
Cargo capacity upper deck 3/4
sel to have been delivered by Shikoku. The machinery-
refrigerated 15,982m' hatch covers 2/4
aft configuration features four cargo holds - 10 1 being holds.. . 1 for each deck/3
Bunkers
accessed through the extended forecastle, with three Ballast control systems
heavy oil. .. 1735m'
intermediate decks dividing the cargo spaces into 16 Make Nakakita Seisakusho
diesel oil 130m'
independent compartments with two air coolers each, Water ballast 1526m' Vehicles
and eight cooling sections. These are served by four Fuel consumption 50.2tonnes/day Cars.. . 531
sets of refrigerating plant with brine chiller units, Classification Nippon Kaiji Kyokai NS·(Eq.C.Cn & V) Complement
housed in a machinery room on the upper deck, for- ........................... MNS·, RMC'(-25°C/+32°C), CA(8 zones) Officers.. . 11
ward of the main deckhouse. Percentage of high-tenSile Crew............... . 13
These are capable of providing conditions within the steel used in construction.. .. 3% Spare.. . 2
range -25°C to +15°C, suitable for the carriage of fresh Main engine Radars
and frozen products, with a homogeneous airflow and Design MAN B&W Number 2
the required temperature maintained by means of a Model 6L60MC Make.. . JRC
Manufacturer Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Models.. . 1 x JMA9253- TCA (ARPA)
computerised control system. A controlled atmosphere
Number.. . 1 ................................................................... 1 x JMA-9303
notation for eight zones has been assigned by the clas-
Output 15,600bhp/123rev/min Satellite navigation system
sification society, and the plant is suitable for conver- M~ .. J~
Propeller
sion to a more environmentally friendly refrigerant in Model JLR-6800
Material Aluminium-bronze (KALBC3)
the future. Waste disposal plant
Manufacturer Nakashima Propeller Co
Easy access to the holds is provided through large Number.. .. 1 Incinerator
(for this class of vessel) hatches, closed by hydraulical- Pitch Fixed Make. . Sunflame
ly operated MacGregor folding covers, and served by Diameter.. .. 5750mm Model OSV-30SA
four IHI high-speed, hydraulic cylinder-luffing deck Speed 123rev/min Waste shredder/crusher
cranes: two rated for 8tonne lifts at 70m/min, and two Diesel-driven alternators Make.. . .washio Churi Kohgyo
operating at 36tonne/16m/min, alternatively 8tonnes Number .4 Model... . No-322
at 70m/min. Costa Rican Star is equipped to carry a total Engine make/type ..Daihatsu/6DK-20 1200bhp!900rev/min Contract date .
of 258TEU, including 80 reefer units, in the holds Alternator make Nishishiba Launch/floatout date.. . 17 October 1997
beneath hatch openings, and on deck and hatch covers. Output .4 x 1000kVA Delivery date 22 January 1998

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new service
Shipbuilder: Astilleros de Sevilla SRL, arranged on decks 8 and 9, with 30 outside/double and Output.. .......... 1 x 28ookgih; 4 x 600kgih
........................................................... Spain 27 inside/ double cabins on deck 8 available for 114 pas- Mooring equipment
sengers. Deck 7 is the locarion of a reception/informa- Number .. . .2 x mooring winch/windlass
Vessel's name: Dawn Merchant ............ 5 x mooring winch
tion centre; dury-free/gift shop; cafeteria restaurant
Hull number: 287 searing 100 persons; 100-seater bar lounge and a TV Make .. .Pusnes
Owner/operator: .Cenargo International Ltd, Type .. .Hydraullc
viewing area. A video lounge accommodates 20 persons
Doors/ramps
.............................................. UK on deck 8, where there is also a lounge fitted with 96
Number 1 x stern door/ramp; 2 x tilling
Designer Astilleros de Sevilla SRL, Spain reclining seats.
............ ramps with 4 flood control doors; 1 x bow
Flag: UK PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS .............. door; 1 x bow ramp (3 section); 2 x pilot doors
Total number of sister Designer.. . MacGregor
Length,oa.. . 180.oom Passengers
ships already completed: NiI Total. 214
Length, bp 168.70m
Total number of sister Breadth, moulded.. . 24.30m Number 01 cabins .. . 57 double-berth
ships still on order: 3 plus 2 options Depth, moulded Number inboard. .27
to main deck (NO 3) . . 8.70m Vehicles
to upper deck (No 5).. . 14.90m Lane length
upper deck. . 1100m (8 lanes)
A NUi\fBER
state-owned
of contracts were placed with Spanish
shipbuilder AstiIJeros Espariolcs fol-
Gross
Lightweight
22,046gt
10,50Otonnes main deck..
Complement.
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900m (6 lanes)
.48
lowing its decision to pursue work in the ferry sector; Deadweight, design... . 6300dwt
however, the Government's recent de-nationalisation Draught Special rudders 2 x Becker high-lilt flap type
design.. . 6.50m Bow thrusters
plans have meant that some of this work has been com-
scantling 6.60m Make .. ............................. Brunvoll
pleted by companies now no longer part of the AESA
Speed, service at 90% MCR 23.30knots Number .. ................. 2 x FY-80-LTC-2250
group (see .Aratere, page 8). Others have been completed Output.. 2 x 1300kW/270rev/min
by new companies formed within a re-organised group, Bunkers
heavy oil 1311m' Bridge control system
and it is the former Seville yard, now trading as Astilleros Make .. ............. Litton Marine
diesel oil. . 30m'
de Sevilla, which has delivered the first of four fast ves- One man operation .. . No
Water ballast.. 3941m'
sels to Cenargo, for service on a new Liverpool-Dublin Fire detection system
Fuel consumption
ro-pax service (see also SkJl1e, page 103). main engines only. . 94tonnes/day Make .. .....Thorn Security
Vehicles enter Dawn Meribam over the stern at main auxiliaries.. . .4tonnes/day Type .. . Cornputerised addressable
deck level at Liverpool, using a 15m total length Classilication Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 100A 1 .................... with intelligent loops
door/ramp with 17m wide driveway, capable of carry- .............. Roll-on/Roll-off Cargo and Passenger Ship Fire extinguishing system
ing rwo 45tonne trailers. Cnloading at Dublin is through .................................................................... +LMC +UMS Engineroom .. CO2
side-hingeing bow doors with the two leaves opening Heel control equipment Framo pump with Make .. Preussag
outwards, over a three-section bow-door ramp 17m ......................................... anti-heel tanks P&S Vehicle space .. Water drenching
Roll stabilisation equipment Flume tank system Make .. Novenco HI-Pres
total length x 4.5m wide, suitable for a load of one
Main engines Cabins/public spaces .. HI-log sprinkler
45tonne trailer.
Design wartsua Make .. .Manoff
Section 1 of this ramp forms an internal watertight
Model . 9L38 Radars
door when stowed, with the other sections connected Number 2
when it is used as a ramp. Two hoistable tilting ramps, Manufacturer. . .wartsua
Number .4 Make. Litton/Sperry
which can be lowered from either end, link the main Models ....................... 1 x Rascar Band X 25kW.
Output.. . . .4 x 5940kW/600rev/min
and upper decks to give a total of 2000m lane length on ... 1 x Rascar Band S 30kW
Gearboxes
the two vehicle decks, where clear height is 5.20m. Each Make de Schelde Satellite navigation system
ramp is completely enclosed within a casing which has Number.. . 2 Make ... ... Trimble
flood control doors at either end in accordance with the Model .DH 2800 twin-input/single-output Models .. ... NT1oo(GPS); NT200D (DGPS)
Stockholm Agreement, whose requirements for higher Output speed.. . . 138rev/min Computers on ship
survivabilty standards have been complied with Propellers Number .. 4
throughout the design. Material... . Stainless steel Make .. ...... Lyngs0
Below the main deck there are 11 compartments, with Manufacturer Wartsila Models. ..................................... UCS 2000
Number 2 Tasks. ...... Alarm & control systems
voids at the hull side and fuel and water tanks at the cen-
Pitch. . Controllable Waste disposal plant
tre to meet safery ctiteria, together with anti-rolling and
Diameter .4850mm Incinerator
heeling tanks, twin machinery rooms and an auxiliary Make.. . .Delta
engineroom. Four main engines are fitted: Wiirtsilii 9L38 Speed 138rev/min
Main engine-driven alternators Model IRL-30
units each developing 5940kW at 600rev/min, and Waste compactor
Number.. 4
arranged in pairs to drive rwo Wiirtsilii Wichmann CP Make.. . Cocinas Buraglia
Make. ..... Indar
propellers through rwin-input/single-output de Schelde Output... 2 x 1400kW; 2 x 640kW; 1800rev/min Model. Mess-Press
gears with Vulkan couplings. Diesel-driven alternators Waste shredder/crusher
Each gearbox also has rwo power take-offs - for a Number 2 Make Hobart/Deerberg system
1400kW alternator and another for a 640kW alternator - Engine make/type .wartsua 6L20 Model. . Ecolo Compact 252
to provide electrical power, including supply to 40 reefer Alternator make/type Indar LSB-500-U8 Sewage plant
sockets. They are supplemented by the output from two Output.. 2 x 880kW/900rev/min Make. . Facet Internacional
Wiirtsilii-Indar 880kW diesel-powered sets. Two Brunvoll Boilers Model.. . RF-2500-M with vacuum system
1300k\X1 bow thrusters are fitted and the twin rudders are Number.. ...... 5 Contract date ..
of the Becker high-lift flap type. Type 1 x oil-lired; 4 x AV-6N exhaust-gas Launch/floatout date .. . ... 15 November 1997
Crew accommodarion for a complement of 48 is Make. ....Aalborg Sunrod Delivery date. 3 September 1998

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........................... -type Drilling Unit, FSO as Applicable,
............................. +AMS, +ACCU, +DPS-3, DLA, +CDS
.................. also Det Norske Veritas HELDK-SH, F-AMC,
.................................. COW, INERT,OPP-F, W1, Built for
.In-water Survey
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used In construction.. 30%
Diesel-driven alternators
Number.. 6
Engine make/type. . Wilrtsllil/-
Alternator make/type .....ABB/-
Output.. 3 x 7000kW/720rev/mln
................................................ 3 x 4700kW/720rev/mln
Boiler
Number 1
Make Aalborg
Output.. 12tonnes/h
Cranes
Riser handling
Number 1
Make/type MOS/Gan try
Capacity 5010nne
Blow-out preventer handling
Number 1
Make/type.. . MOS/Gantry
Capacity 320tonne
Pipe handling
N=~ 1
Make/type MOS/Gantry
Capacity.. . 25tonne
Deck cranes
Number.. 4
Make/type Seatraxlpedestal Winch type
Capacity.. 1 x B5tonne
3 x 50tonne
Mooring equipment
Number 1 x Windlass
.4 x moonng winch
Make. Pusnes
Type Electro-hydraulic
DEEPWATER PATHFINDER: Cargo tanks
Number 3 plus 2 slop
Product range Crude oil

state-of-the-art deepwater Coated tanks

Make/type of coating. Hempel & lnternational/Iar-
free epoxy
Yes

drill ship Stainless steel ..

Cargo pumps
Number ..
No

2
Maker .. Shinko
into the design, particularly with regard to the dynamic Capacity .. 2 x 1500m'/h
Shipbuilder: ....Samsung Heavy Industries Cargo/ballast systems
............... Co Ltd, Korea positioning system, for which American Bureau of
Make. .. Sirnrad
Shipping's DPS-3 notation - indicating triple rcdundan- Type.
Vessel's name: Deepwater Pathfinder ...... IAS
cy - has been awarded to a drill ship for the first time. Pumproom
Hull number: . 1220 Combined with satellite and seabed positioning sys- Number.. . 1
Owner/operator: Deepwater Drilling LLC tems, this ensures that the vessel can maintain station Position Forward of aft engineroom
(Conoco!Reading & Bates joint venture)! and drill continuously in sea states up to IO-year Gulf Complement
of Mexico storm level. Senior personnel. . .4
............................................... Conoco, USA
Hotel-standard accommodation for 130 persons is Others 126
Designer: Samsung Heavy Industries Single/double/4-berth .4/59/2
provided in a 'low-noise' superstructure built on the
............................................ Co Ltd, Korea forecastle, and surmounted by a helicopter deck. Bow thrusters
Flag: Panama Extensive deck space available on the upper deck has Make/type.. . Kamewa/azimuthing
been utilised by houses containing workshops and Number 3
Total number of sister
electrical equipment, with pipe racks above. Aft of Output.. 3 x 4000kW/161 rev/mln
ships already completed: Nil Stern thrusters
the derrick, stowage is arranged for risers, and the
Total number of sister Make/type .. Karnewa/azirnuthinq
open deck provides a location for rented well test
ships still on order: 2 Number. ....3
equipment and other gear. Three gantry-type cranes
Output 3 x 4000kW/161 rev/rrun
of 25tonnes, 50tonnes and 320tonnes respectively, Bridge control system
T HE concentrated effort by Samsung to enter the
market for specialist offshore vessels has already
been rewarded with contracts for FPSO unit and shut-
serve the storage areas, and there are also three
pedestal cranes of SOtonnes SWL each, and one of
8Stonnes.
Make.
Type.
Norcontrol
.......... Data Bridge
One man operation. Yes
tle tankers (such as KOH/elik, Significant Ships of 1997). Fire detection systems
Today, this strategy continues with what are understood PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make Salwico
to be the first ultra-deep-water drill ships, so described Type Addressable
because of their designed ability to work at 2286m Length, oa 221.50m Fire extinguishing systems
water depths in the Gulf of Mexico, with a potential to Length, bp 213.00m Cargo tanks .. Foam and sea water
operate down to 3048m. Breadth, moulded .42.00m Maker .. Unitor
Deep/vater Pathfinder has been built with a double hull Depth, moulded 20.00m Engineroom CO;jsea water
which complies with OPA-90 requirements, and is sub- Width of double skin Makers. ............... Unitor and Houston Technology
divided by rwo longirudinal bulkheads and transverse side 2.2Bm Radars
bottom. . 2.BOm Number.. .3
divisions to form a series of holds/tanks suitable for
Gross. Maker .. . Norcontrol
water ballast, oil, drilling water, mud, cement, barytes Models 1 x s-bano. 2 x X-band
and bentonite. Equipment is also provided for an Displacement approx 103,000tonnes
Lightweight approx 30,300tonnes Satellite navigation systems
extended well test system (EWT), including 100,000bbl Maker.. JRC
oil storage in which treatment of well fluid can be car- Deadweight, scantling approx 72,700dwt
Model GSC-312A
ried out in environmentally sound conditions. Variable deck load.. . approx 20,000l0nnes
Computers on ship
Draught
Simultaneous drilling and testing can also be main- Number... . 1
scantling.. . 13.00m
tained. Make Simrad
transit.. B.50m
Also within the hull is a 12.8m x 12.48m moonpool, Model SVC/SOP
Speed, at transit draught of B.50m, with 15% Tasks Integrated automation system/
through which the 52m tall derrick operates; port,
power margin, moon pool effect and 6 x thrusters ............................................ dynamic positioning system
starboard and centreLine compartments, forward and
running 12 knots Waste disposal plant
aft (total six), for 4000kW ABB/Kamewa azimuthing Cargo capacity Incinerator
thrusters; a forward auxiliary machinery room; and oil.. . 15,700m' Make Hyundai
port, starboard and centre main enginerooms aft, barytes/bentonite. . (total) 566m' Model Maxi 150 SL-1
which house the diesel-electric power plant. The lat- cement (total) 340m' Sewage plant
ter comprises 3 x 7000kW and 3 x 4700kW liquid mud (total) 14,142bbl Make Hamworthy
Wartsila/ ABB alternator sets (Geislinger elastic Bunkers Models .sTO aft; STB forward
damping couplings are fitted to each) supplying power heavy oil 5000m' Contract date 31 October 1996
(0 the thrusters. diesel oil 750m' Launch/lloatout date.. ... 13 March 199B
A high degree of redundancy has been incorporated Water ballast.. . .79,OOOm' Delivery date.. ..... 30 September 199B

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DISNEY MAGIC: cruising with a difference
Shipbuilder: . ...Fincantieri CNI lation which uses five GMT~Sulzer 16ZAV 40S diesel Number.. .... .2
engines as prime-movers for five 11,200kW Ansaldo Output ... 2 x 19,000kW/150rev/min
..(Monfalcone yard), Italy Propellers
GSCR II Y14, alternators. A Geislingcr elastic damp-
Vessel's name Disney Magic ing coupling is fitted between each engine and its alter- Material.. .Aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer.. . Fincantieri-lips
Hull number: . . 5989 nator. Each engine develops II ,520kW at 514rev / min Number .2
Owner/operator: Disney Cruise Line and, with its alternator, is installed three/two in two Pitch Fixed
..Management Ltd, USA/Walt Disney enginerooms separated from each other by a compart- Diameter.... .. :..... ...5400mm
.World Corp, USA
ment containing two 19,000kW General Electric Speed. . . :'1:'... 150rev/min
Canada propulsion motors. Shaft lines from these Boilers
Designer Fincantieri CNI, units pass through the aftermost engineroom to the Number.. 2
..ltaly/Deltamarin, Finland twin FP propellers. Two hinged-flap rudders are fitted Type. .. ...Aalborg AQ9
Flag:. .Bahamas and there are three Fincantieri 1800kW thrusters for- Output.. ..... 2 x 1O,000kg/h
ward and two aft. Two Aalborg 10,000kg/h boilers are Mooring equipment
Total number of sister Number 3 x mooring winch/windlass
the main source of steam production.
ships already completed: .. , NiI ...4 x winches
Total number of sister PRINCtPAL PARTICULARS Make ... Aquamaster-Rauma
.1 Type .. ..Electric
ships still on order: ..
Length, oa . approx 294.00m Passengers
Length, bp . ..256.20m Total .. ..2400
HEN Disney Cruise Line ordered Disney Magic
W and her sister Disney IVonder, the intention was to
bring back, as far as was possible, the traditional exter-
Breadth, moulded
Depth, moulded
. ..32.25m Number of cabins ..
Percentage inboard.
..879
..29%
to main deck .. ..11.00m Complement
nal shape and elegance of the pre/ post-war classic lin- to '13 deck'. ..38.50m Officers .. ..272
ers, and the accompanying photograph shows that this Gross .. ..approx 85,000gt Crew. ..675
has certainly been achieved. The entire concept demon- Displacement .. ..43,200l0nnes Single/double rooms. ..116/78
strates typical Disney innovation. For example, it is pos- Lightweight.. ..37,025tonnes Special rudders . ..2 x flap-type
sible for passengers to check their luggage in at their Deadweight Bow thrusters
local airport and next find it in their cabin on board ship design .... ..6175dwt Make Fincantieri Military Division
in America - and again waiting at Orlando Airport for scantling. ..8450dwt Number.. .. 3
Draught Output. 3 x 1800kW/315rev/min
the flight home.
Originality continues throughout the seven-day vaca- desiqn .7.70m Stern thrusters
scantling .. 800m Make. ... Fincantieri Military Division
tion package offered by Disney. This involves a three-
Speed Number .. 2
or four-day cruise from Port Canaveral, followed by a
service at 30,800kW .. ..23.21 knots Output., 2 x 1800kW/315rev/min
four- or three-day stay at the Walt Disney World Resort service at 70% MeR .. ..22.28knots Bridge control system
on the company's private Bahamian island, Castaway Bunkers Make.. . Sperry Marine
Cay. Arrangements, both on the island and aboard ship, heavy all .. 1578m' Type. Voyage Management System VMS 300-4
are based upon providing completely separate activities diesel 011 . ..399m' One man operation.. .No
for the categories of passenger carried: adults, families Water t>allast (and grey water) . . .3003m' Fire detection system
and children, all fashioned with typical Disney flamboy- Fuel consumption (at 18knots). 123.90tonnes/day Make ..Autronica
ance and attention to detailed organisation. Classification ... Lloyd's Register 01 Shipping + 10~A1, LMC, Radars
One deck on Disne)' Magic is solely for children, pro- ........... UMS, Passenger Ship, Unrestricted service.iws Number 2 x X-band; 1 x S-band
viding an area of 1350m' for their fully-supervised Percentage of high-tensile Make.. . ...Sperry
entertainment. Teenagers have their own club in one of steel used in construction .. .32% Models .. ..Rascar
the funnels, with virtual reality and computer centres. Heel control equipment .Heeling tanks Satellite navigation systems
Diesel-electric system Make/model. ..1 x Trimble NT200 GPS
Adults have sale use of a pool, spa and fitness areas,
Main engines .. 1 x Trimble NT200D DGPS
and within the forward funnel a multi-screen sports
Design. .Sulzer Computers on ship
club which broadcasts worldwide sports news and
Model. .. 16ZAV40S Number.. .. .. 2
events. They also have a separate restaurant for their Manufacturer .. ..Grandi Motori Trieste Make 1 x Sperry NCS-VT
own use, but the main eating experience is provided Number .5 ................................ 1 x General Electric Fanuc
from three themed restaurantS offering 'rotational din- Output. .5 x 11 ,520kW/514rev/min Tasks Planning; Loading and automation
ing', where diners, table companions and waiters rotate Alternators Waste disposal plant
en-bloc each night between the three venues. Two the- Design .. Ansaldo Incinerator
atres, one of which seats 975 and is three-decks high, Number . . 5 Make Scanship Engineering
are the other major entertainment centres for the 2400 Type . GSCR11Y14 Sewage plant
maximum passengers normally carried in 879 cabins, Output ..5 x 11 ,200kW Make .. .ISIR
73% of which are 'outside', with 41 % of that total hav- Propulsion motors Contract date .. .28 November 1995
ing a balcony. Manufacturer .. ..General Electric Canada Launch/floatout date. .. 13 May 1997
Model .,EN Delivery date .. .21 June 1998
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DONGBANG CHALLENGER: specialist ro-ro
steel transporter
Shipbuilder: ...Dae Sun Shipbuilding engines each develop 2640k\X' i\[CR at 750rev/min, Diesel-driven alternators
..& Engineering Co Ltd, Korea driving a pair of FP propellers through Niigata gear- Number.. . 3
Vessel's name: Dongbang Challenger boxes for a service speed of 14.50knots, at 85% fuU Engine make/type Yanmar/SN165L·EN
power and with a sea margin of 15%. Kawasaki Alternator make/type Hyundai/HFC6454·64K
Hull number 58-430 Output/rev/min 3 x 550kW
thrusters are fitted at bow and stern, and electrical
Owner/operator: power is derived from three 550k\X' Yanmar/Hyundai Boilers
..Dongbang Transport Logistics diesel-alternator sets. Number .. 1
Type. VWH·600E Vertical water tube
Co Ltd, Korea Make .. ..... Miura
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Designer Dae Sun Shipbuilding Output.. ..6ookg/h
..& Engineering Co Ltd, Korea Length,oa.. . 126.31m Mooring equipment
Length, bp .. . 120.00m Number .. ....2 x double-drum mooring
Flag Korea
Breadth, moulded 20.00m .......winch/windlass
Total number of sister ..2 x mooring winch
Depth, moulded
ships already completed: . NiI to main deck.. . 6.75m Make .Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering
Total number of sister to upper deck 11.50m Type.. . Hydraulic
Width of double skin Doors/ramps
ships still on order: 3 Number.. 1
side.. . 4.oom
Illustration shows sister ship Dongbong Glory bottom. . .2.oom Type. . Weatherllght stern ramp/door
Gross. . 7385gt Designer.. . Seo Hae Marine Systems
Displacement (slwl).. . 11,012tonnes Complement
A N interesting adaptation of the ubiquitous ro-ro
design to satisfy the requirements of a specialised
trade is demonstrated by the four ships in this series,
Lightweight
Deadweight
3639tonnes Officers ..
Crew.
..6
..7
design.. . 6275dwt Spare .. ..2
built by Dae Sun for transporting hot-rolled steel coils in
scantling. . 7373dwt Rooms .. 15 single
Korean coastal waters. This trading area has also neces- Bow thruster
Draught
sitated a shallow-draught hull form to be developed. Make. .Kawasaki
design (moulded).. . 5.50m
Central to the design is the increasing use by Korean scantling (moulded) 6.oom Number .. ...... 1
steel manufacturers of special cassette pallets for carry- Speed, service at 85% MCR, 15% sea margin .14.50knots Output.. ..235kW
ing coils under conditions which provide protection Bunkers Stern thruster
against weather and transit damage, at all stages of the heavy oil. ..519m' Make ..Kawasaki
operation. Each cassette can carry 60tonnes and is dieseloil .. ..172m' Number .. . 1
brought into the vessel over a 9.36m x 19.96m stern Water ballast .. ..5227m' Output.. 315kW
ramp/door supplied by Seo Hae Marine Systems, for Fuel consumption Bridge control system
stowage on the single cargo deck where 532m of lane main engines only. . 20.20tonnes/day Make .. ..TaeChang Electric
space is available to accommodate 76 cassettes. An Ctassuicatlon Korean Register of Shipping +KRS1C Fire detection system
......... Ro-Ro Ship/Pallet, +KRM1 Make Fain-Heien Larssen
interesting comparison can perhaps be made with the
Heel oentrol equipment Anti·heeling tanks P&S Fire extinguishing systems
Japanese-designed and built HakmYII Marti, presented
Roll stabilisation equipment Roll damping tank on Engineroom . . C02
in the 1991 edition of Sigllificallt Ships.
..............upper deck Make Fain
To guard against movement of the cargo during a Cabins/public rooms Portable COifoam extinguishers
Main engines
voyage (and thereby possible damage), 18 sets of cas- Radars
Design MAN B&W
sette locking devices, operated by hydraulic cylinder, Model.. . 6L32/40 Number .. 2
have also been supplied by Seo Hae, and a 176m' roll- Manufacturer. Hyundai Heavy Industries Make. .Kelvin Hughes
damping tank has been fitted on the upper deck for- Number.. . . 2 Models .. ..1 x Nucleus 2-5OOA
ward of midships. An anti-heeling system using two Output 2 x 2640kW/750rev/min ..1 x Nucleus 2·50ooR/1/B/U
285m' side ballast tanks, and trimming tanks forward Gearboxes Satellite navigation systems
and aft, maintain level conditions during loading and Make.. ..Niigata Converter Co Make. .Hanshin (Trimble)
discharge. Model.. . MGN4543 V97 Model ... ..TN7001
The two-decked hull is without sheer but has a O.25m Number.. . 2 Waste disposal plant
Output speed 235.8rev/min Incinerator
straight-line camber. The vehicle deck is 6.75m above
base, and below this level there is a 4.00m wide double Propellers Make.. .Kang Rim
Model.. OSV·30SDA
skin P&S forming water ballast tanks, and a central Material.. . RALBC3
Sewage plant
void space containing supporting structure for the Manufacturer Shin IL Metals
Make. ..Jonghap
vehicle deck. This is divided into P&S sections by a Number .2 Model.. ..AEROB·12
central casing which provides fore and aft access, and Pitch.. . Fixed Contract date ..
houses engine exhausts. Diameter.. . . 3100mm Launch/floatout date 8 September 1997
Twin Hvundai-builr MAl\: B&\X' 6L32/40 main Speed 235.8rev/min Delivery date.. ..15 January 1998

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ship propulsion
Shipbuilder Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc motors now fitted outside the ship, in propeller pods Number. .6
..(Helsinki Shipyard), Finland under the stern. Output. .6 x 11,OOOkVA
Vessel's name: Elation Six \X'artsila-NSD 12V38 (7920k\X'/600rev /min) Propulsion motors
main engines (as opposed to Sulzer Z-type machinery Manufacturer.. .. ABB Azipod OY
Hull number: 491
on all earlier ships) are prime movers for six ABB Number .2 x cycla-converter controlled
Owner/operator: Carnival Cruise 11,000kVA alternators. Fitted in two enginerooms, Output ,., 2 x 14,OOOkW/0-146rev/min
..Lines Inc, USA these supply a 6.6k V bus-bar from which the main Propulsion Units
Designer: Kvaerner Masa-Yards Inc, hotel services and propulsion motors are powered. The Manufacturer.. .. ABB Azipcd OY
.Finland latter each develop 14,000kW and in this new arrange- Number 2 x 360deg FP Azipods
ment are housed in Azipods suspended under the Boilers
Flag: . ..Panama
stern. Number. ..2 x oil-fired auxiliary
Total number of sister These can azimuth through 360deg and, unlike con- ..6 x exhaust gas
ships already completed . ..6 ventional propellers, pI/II the vessel, rather than push it Make. .Aalborg Sunrod
Total number of sister through the water. The system has been engineered and Output .. ..2 x 11,0OOkg/h;
ships still on order: . ..1 supplied by ABB Marine (although development was ..4 x 3045kgih;
jointly with Kvaerner Masa) and is controlled by cyclo- ..2 x 2225kg/h
conveners of ABB manufacture, which provide a speed Mooring equipment
LrH10,\.· is the seventh i--allta!:),-ciass cruise liner to range between 0 and 146rev/min.
E be built for Carnival by Kvaerner, continuing a
remarkable series begun with Falltas;' in 1990 (see Sigllif-
The Azipod system includes amongst its benefits
the elimination of shaft lines, and improved passenger
Number

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3 x mooring winch/windtass
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irant Ships of 1990), and now completed with the deliv- (om for r by greatly reducing engine noise and vibra- Type .. Hydraulic
erv in October 1998 of an eighth vessel, Paradise. tion. Space and weight on board have been saved, and Passengers
Believed to be the longest series of cruise-liner sisters steering gear, rudders, and three tunnel-type stern Total 2634
yet built, these vessels share the same principal dimen- thrusters have all been deleted from the original Fall- Number of cabins.. . ,1020
sions and are generally similar in outward appearance - las), specification. Trials results indicate an 8% Number inboard .402
notably all carrying the Carnival trademark winged fun- improvement in propulsive efficiency; a 40ronnes Complement
nel - but each has its own individual themed interior weekly saving in fuel consumption; 30% reduction in Total. ..980
which, with Elation, is 'The creative spirit of the Mytho- turning circle at full speed; and retention of steerage Number of cabins ... ..523
logical Muses'. during a crash stop. Bow thrusters
This identity is applied throughout decks 4 to 7, occu- Make .. ..Brunvoll
pied by 1020 passenger cabins with a total of 2634 beds, PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number .. ..3 x 1500kW
and on decks 8 to 13, the location of the main public Fire detection/alarm systems
spaces. ,\ six-deck-high atrium surmounted by a glass Length,oa .. ..260.60m Make .. ..Consilium
dome has deck 7 as its lower level, and features Length, bp. ..224.00m Fire extinguishing systems
panoramic e1C\'3W[S. Deck 8 presents the two main din- Breadth Enginerooms C02 high-pressure
ing rooms and a lOOO-seat show lounge spread over two maximum , 36.00m Make. Heien-Larssen
decks. Entertainment facilities popular on e\yery cruise waterline. . 31.50m Galley exhausts.. . Local CO2
liner, such as a night club, numerous bars, cafes, card Depth to top deck (No 13).. .. .40.40m Accommodation areas.......... . Sprmklers
room, library, shops, fitness centre, casino and rubber- Gross. .. 70,390gt Make. ...". . Wormald
decked jogging track, are aU provided. In addition, Ela- Draught, design 7.75m Radars
tion is the first Carnival vessel to have a conference suite, Bunkers Number .. ..4
whilst 'Virtual World', an electronic games playground heavy oil 2378m' Make .. ...STN Atlas
for adults and children alike, is likely to prove a popular diesel oil. . 195m' Models .. ..NACOS 45-2
attraction. Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 100 A1 Satellite navigation system
Where lilatio» and Paradi.redo differ significantly from ................ .Passenger Ship, +LMC, UMS Make .. . Leica
their earlier sisters is in their machinerv installation. Fan- Roll stabilisation equipment.. 2 x 14.5m' Fincantieri Model. ..MX-400
lo{"y was the first modern newbuilding cruise liner to ..fin stabilisers Waste disposal plant
adopt a diesel-electric power station system for propul- Diesel-electric system Incinerators
sion and electrical supply, and this popular concept is Main engines Number/make .. ..2 x Norsk Hydro
now taken a stage further. The new sisters are the first Design.. .. Wartsila-NSD 12V38 Sewage plant
cruise liners to be fitted with azimuthing Azipod Manufacturer. . Wartsila-NSD Number/make .. 3 x Forrnat-Cherme
propulsion, whereby the electric motors are inside hubs, Number 6 Type .. 3 x 130m'/day
thus dispensing with bevel gears and Z-dri\'es, also rud- Output.. 6 x 7920kW/600rev/min Contract date .. December 1994
ders. The basic design of the J--alltas;'-ciass diesel-electric Alternators Launch/floatout date .. ..3 July 1997
installation is retained, but with the two propulsion Manufacturer.. .. ABB Delivery date . 24 February 1998

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EVER VICTORY: Brazilian-built Panamax bulker
Shipbuilder: EISA - Estaleiro IIha SA, out prior to painting. Diesel-driven alternators
The machinery installation is centred upon a Hyundai- Number.. . 3
......................... Brazil Engine make/type . .....Sulzer 6S20HW
built Sulzer 6RTA62U main engine which develops
Vessel's name: Ever Victory Alternator make/type ... Heeco-Siemens/HF CS-506-14K
12,240bhp at 90rev/min. This is directly coupled to a FP
Hull number: 445 propeller and, at 90% MCR and allowing 15% sea mar-
Output.. . 3 x 590kW
Boilers
Owner/operator: MPC/First Steamship gin, gives a service speed of 14.5knots. Electrical supply
Number .. ......................... 1 x oil-fired composite
............. .... .Co Ltd, Taiwan is derived from three 590kW Suizer/Hyundai(Heeco)- .......... (plus 1 x exhaust gas)
Designer: .... Projemar SA, Estudos e Siemens diesel-alternators, and steam is generated from Make .. ...... Aalborg AO 16
an oil-fired and an exhaust-gas boiler. A central cooling Output. . 1400kg/h (gas section)
.................. Projetos de Engenharia, Brazil
system using two-speed pumps controlled by computer is ........................ 1500kg/h (oil section)
Flag: , Liberia fitted, and the complete installation is masterminded and Mooring equipment
Total number of sister monitored by a computer network with terminals Number .. .. 2 x mooring winch/windlass
ships already completed: Nil installed in the engineroom and accommodation. . .4 x mooring winch
Make. ............... Brohl
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type .... ..................................................... Hydraulic
ships still on order: ...1 Hatch covers
Length, oa 225.00m Make. . Kvaerner
Length, bp 215.00m Type.. . Hydraulic side-rolling
W ITH the contract for this vessel, the EISA ship-
yard returned to the construction
bulk carriers after a period building
of Panamax
sophisticated
Breadth, moulded.. .
Depth, moulded to main deck.. .
32.20m
18.30m
Ballast control system
Make. Paul Pleiger
Gross. . 38,000gt Type .. . Hydraulic
product tankers and container vessels. The concept Displacement (13.20m draught) 80,498tonnes Complement
chosen follows the traditional bulk carrier format, with Lightweight.. . . 11.352tonnes Officers .. ..................8
single hull, single deck and no forecastle, although the Deadweight Crew .. . 10
upper deck forward does have a substantial sheer. Top design.. . 64,131dwt Repair crew ... .....6
and bottom wing tanks are fitted within the holds, scantling 69, 146dwt Spare .. ............................... 8
forming water ballast spaces: the lower tanks being Draught Single/double . ........... 26/3
joined with double-bottom tanks divided by a centre- design.. . 12.45m Bridge control system
line duct keel. scantling 13.20m Make. ..................................... AnschOtz
There are seven cargo holds, closed by hydraulically Speed, service at 90% MCR Type .. ...... STD-2D/Nautopilot-D
operated, side-rolling Kvaerner hatch covers. Each con- and 15% sea margin. 14.5knots One man operation.
Cargo capacity Fire detection system
sists of two panels and provides a clear opening 16m
grain. ....82,914m' Make. . Autronica
wide x 14.4m long, with the possibility for opening only
Bunkers Type.. BX -40/8
one panel if required. The ship is suitable for the car- heavy oil .. . 2564m' Fire extinguiShing systems
riage of ore, coal, grain and other bulk cargoes, and is diesel oil. ..336m' Cargo holds .. ...... CO,
strengthened for heavy cargoes and grab discharge. Water ballast .. ..34,126m' Make .. ............ Ginge-Kerr
The recommendations of the IMO Code for the Fuel consumption Engineroom . ... CO,
Carriage of Bulk Cargoes have been followed, partic- main engine only. . 30.2tonnes/day Make .. ......................... Ginge-Kerr
ularly those relating to coal, and no fuel spaces have auxiliaries.. . 2.4tonnes/day Radars
been arranged under the holds - side tanks in the Classification Germamscher Lloyd + 100A4 Bulk Number .... .. 2
enginetoom being used instead. A cofferdam is fitted ................ Carrier Holds Nos 2,4,6. or No 4 Make .. ........................................... JRC
between the engineroom and No 7 hold ro prevent ...may be empty, +MC AUT Models. ............ JOX-20A
cargo heating, and the bilge system for the holds has Percentage of high-tensile Satellite navigation systems
been separated from that serving the machinery steel used in construction .. ... 11.6% Make.. . JRC
space. Main engine Model. . JLR 6800
Design. . Sulzer Computers on ship
The transverse corrugated bulkheads berween holds
Model 6RTA62U Number .. ................................................ 1
have been constructed on stools, and the design allows
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries Make .. ...................................... Marine Alignment
for the vessel to sail loaded but with Nos 2, 4 and 6 Number.. ..1 Model. . Loadmaster
holds empty. Alternatively, No 4 hold only may be left Output.. 12,240kW/90rev/min ....................... Cargo calculations
Task ..
empty, and in addition, this hold can be flooded on bal- Propeller Waste disposal plant
last voyages. Approximately 11.6% of high-tensile steel Material .. Incinerator
was used in the construction with grade AH-36 Manufacturer. . Mecklenburger Metallguss Make.. . Team-Tee
adopted for the main deck structure. An advanced Number .. . 1 Model.. . OG 200
epoxy paint system has been applied throughout the Pitch .. . Fixed Contract date.. . 20 March 1997
vessel, and especially within the ballast tanks, where Diameter .. ........................ 7100mm Launch/floatout date.. . 24 November 1997
careful grinding of sharp edges and welds was carried Speed. . 90rev/mln Delivery date.. . 17 July 1998

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Shipbuilder: Hyundai Heavy speed of 15.7knots to be attained using a 9700mm four- Make Mitsubishi MAC-508
.... .Industries Co Ltd, Korea bladed propeller . Output.. 2 x 50,OOOkg/h
A complement of 33 is housed in the six-tier deck- Cranes
Vessel's name. . Front Century Number 2 x hose handling
house aft, above which is a wheelhouse equipped with
Hull number:...... ....1106 an advanced integrated navigation system carrying out Make Dong-Nam Enterprises
Owner/operator: Frontline Ltd, Bermuda route planning, collision manoeuvring, grounding Capacity/speed. .. 2 x 2Otonnes/10m/min
Mooring equipment
Designer: Hyundai Heavy avoidance and navigation monitoring.
Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
............... Industries Co Ltd, Korea PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS ............................................................8 x mooring winch
Flag: ...Panama Make. .. Hyundai-Pusnes
Total number of sister Length, oa .. . approx 335.00m Type.. . Hydraulic
Length, bp. .. 320.00m Cargo tanks
ships already completed: NiI Breadth, moulded 58.00m Number. .. 15 + 2 slop tanks
Total number of sister Depth, moulded Grades .. ...3
ships still on order: .. . 4 to main deck.. . 31.00m Cargo pumps
to sunken deck att 28.40m Number.. ......3
Width of double skin Type Steam turbine vertical centrilugal
side.. .. 3.52m
FRONT CENTURY is the first of five C-class
VLCCs ordered by Frontline from Hyundai, and
constructed to a design which incorporates energy-saving
bottom.
Gross
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and marine environmental protection features within a Deadweight Make .. ........... Samgong-Danfoss
new hullform, which has a bluff forebody and wide design.. .. 281 ,600dwt Type .. .. Hydraulic
scantling 311, 100dwt Pumproom
(SSm) beam. Much emphasis has been placed on the
Draught Number 1
structural design in order to reduce hull deflections -
design 20.95m Position. .. Aft of cargo tanks
which place high stress on secondary members, and a scantling 22.70m
range of detailed structural analyses has been performed. Complement
Speed, service 92% MCR.. .. 15.74knots Officers 11
These include fore end tank structure and secondary Cargo capacity Crew... .. 2t
members' fine mesh analyses; examination of vibration liquid volume .. . 350,060m' Single/double rooms. . 29/3
throughout the entire ship range; also bow impact and Bunkers Bridge control system
fatigue strength. heavy oil 7990m' Make.. . Norcontrol
Three of the vessels are being built to Det Norske diesel oil. .. 390m' Type AC-4
Veritas rules, where they satisfy the requirements of the Water ballast . One man operation No
CSA-1 structural strength and fatique strength notation, Fuel consumption Fire detection system
and two to Lloyd's Register, with the inclusion of the main engine only.. . 52.71tonnes/day Make.. .. Consilium
ShipRight PC-based advanced procedures for design, Classification. .....Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1, Type.. .. C-300
construction and life-time ship care. ............................ Double Hull Oil Tanker, ESP, Ship Right Fire extinguiShing systems
.. (SDA, FDA, CM, PC, WBT), +LMC, UMS, Cargo tank deck Low-expansion foam
The single-decked hull has no forecastle, and within a
............ IGS, IWS, SPM, NAV 1, SCM, L1 Make NK Fire Protection
double skin it is divided into 15 cargo tanks, plus two for
Percentage of high-tensile steel Engineroom and pumproom... .. High-pressure CO2
slops which are coated with coal tar epoxy. The side used in construction approx 35%
spaces are combined with centrally divided double-bot- Make.. ....NK Fire Protection
Main engine Radars
tom tanks to form water ballast compartments which, Design MAN B&W 7S80MC(VI)
with the pumproom, are continuously monitored for Number 2
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries
hydrocarbon gases. The cargo pumping system uses Make.. . Consilium
Number 1
three Shinko steam turbine pumps which together pro- Models.. .. MM950
Output, MCR . .. 34,650bhp179rev/min
vide a maximum unloading rate of 15,OOOm'/h, whilst a Propeller Satellite navigation systems
loading rate of 20,500m' /h is possible through the cargo Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make.. .. Furuno
manifolds. Manufacturer.. . Hyundai Heavy Industries Model GP-80 GPS
A Super Cargo cargo control system allows one-man Number.. .. 1 Computers on ship
operation of loading and discharging duties, including Pitch Fixed Number 1
safety and monitoring functions. Another support sys- Diameter.. .. 9700mm Make.. .. Kockumation
Speed 79rev/min Task.. . Loading calculation
tem incorporated is Super Plant, designed to detect dif-
Diesel-driven alternators Waste disposal plant
ficuJties in the main engine, alternator prime movers Number.. .. 3
and other machinery, using artificial intelligence and Incinerator
Engine make/type. ....Wartsila/-
sophisticated data acquisition techniques. Make.. . .. Kang-Rim Industries
Alternator make/type Hyundai/HFC5-632-14E
The main engine is a Hyundai-MAN B&W Model. .. OSV-50SA
Output 3 x 980kW1720rev/min
7SS0MC(VI) unit with a maximum output of Boilers Contract date 26 February 1997
34,650bhp at 79rev/min. Service rating is 92% MCR Number 2 Launch/floatout date.. . .. 22 May 1998
(31,920bhp at 76.9rev/min), which enables a service Type. . Automatic oil burning Delivery date 23 July 1998

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Shipbuilder:. . Saviknes Verft AS It uses a combination of gravity and drain tanks to Boilers
.......... .(Aker Brattvaag Yards), Norway counteract the high pressure which develops in the Number .. ..2 x HE 25V40 thermal oil
stern tube due to a defective seal. Also installed is a .1 x exhaust
.(Hull from Tulcea Shipyard, Romania) Brunvoll retractable azimuthing thruster at the bow, Make HTI
Vessel's name:. . Furenas arranged additionally to be used as a 'get-me-home' Output 2 x 271 OkW; 1 x 840kW
Hull number:. . 115 propulsion unit, capable of achieving speeds up to 8 Cranes
knots. Number.. . 2 x hose handling
Owner/operator: Furetank Rederi AB, Make.. . Hydramaskin
..Sweden PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Capacity 2 x 5tonne
Designer: .FKAB, Sweden Mooring equipment
Flag: ..Sweden Length, oa .. .. 136.70m Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
Length, bp . .128.36m ............................................................ 4 x mooring winch
Total number of sister Breadth, moulded ..21.50m Make. . Rauma
ships already completed: . Nil Depth, moulded to upper deck .. ..10.50m Type Electric
Total number of sister Width of double skin Cargo tanks
side .. ..1.20m Number 12 + 2 slop
ships still on order: Nil Grades.. .... 14
bottom. .. 1.50/1.70m
Gross ......... 8930gt Product range. . Ctlemicals & petroleum products,
Displacement.. ........................................ IMO IBC-code Types II and III
T HIS smaller-sized chemical/products tanker is the
result of a collaboration between owner, consultant Lightweight..
Deadweight
.... 17.424tonnes
..450010nnes Coated tanks.
Make/type of coating ..
.
International TC900
Yes
and builder, aimed at producing a design offering fast
and efficient cargo handling and easy tank cleaning. The design .. ..11,500dwt Stainless steel Cargo piping and pumps
vessel features transverse and longitudinal bulkheads scantling . ..12,924dwt Cargo pumps
Draught Number 14
(roughed to eliminate stiffeners, side structure con-
design .. ....7.40m Type.. . 12 x SD150; 2 x SO 100 deepwell
tained within a double-hull space, and deck beams fitted
scantling ... ....8.00m Make.. Frank Mohn(Framo)
above the upper deck, so that the 12 cargo tanks present Capacity i 2 x 330m'/h; 2 x 100m'/h
Speed, service at 85% MCR.. 14.50knots
a smooth surface for the application of International Cargo/ballast control system
Cargo capacity
TC900 coatings, and subsequent cleaning in accordance liquid volume .. .. 14,750m' Make SAAB MAC G3
with the requirements of the Det Norske Veritas Effec- Bunkers Complement
tive Tank Cleaning (ETC) notation. heavy oil. . .470m' Officers 6
Contributing greatly to this latter qualification is a diesel oil 114m' ~w. . 8
super-strip system which ensures that only 0.2litres of Water ballast 5873m' (plus 420m' technical ~ffi 1
liquid is left in each tank and its pipework after dis- ....... fresh water for tank cleaning) Special rudder... . Schilling type
charge. This system, and the 330m' /h deepwell pumps Fuel consumption Bow thruster
fitted in each of the 12 cargo pumps (plus rwo similar main engine only. . 2Otonnes/day Make. ...Brunvoll
100m' /h pumps serving the slop tanks), has been sup- auxiliaries 2tonnes/day (in port) Number.. . 1 x retractable azimuthing type
Classification.. . .Det Norske Veritas 1A1, Tanker for Output.. . 580kW
plied by Frank Mohn(Framo), and forms part of a
..Chemicals and Oil Products, Ship Bridge control systems
compurerised SAAB Marine cargo handling installation,
..Type II, IMO 2, EO, Northern Make ... ..Norcontrol
controlled from a wheelhouse console, which is capable
Type .. .Databridge 2000
of segregaring 14 cargo grades and handling seven ..Baltic-Finnish/Swedish Ice Class 1A,
One man operation .. .Yes
simultaneously. ..a2,b3,c3,v3,f2,k,hl(1.5tonnes/m)
Fire detection system
An interesting feature of the cargo-space design sees ..Str 0.1 ,ETC,TMON
Make. .... Autronica
piping led rhrough a centreline pipe tunnel on deck. Main engine
Type .. .Dyfi BS- 100
This has connections to the midship manifold, and Design.. . .wartsua
Fire extinguishing systems
carries cargo heating piping from the heat exchanger Model 8L38 Cargo tanks.. . Foam
Manufacturer .wartsua
room in rhe main deckhouse, whilst the top forms the Make Unitor
Number.. . 1
conventional ranker fore and aft gangway. All cargo Engineroom. . C02 and Ultra-fog
Output.. ..5400kW/600rev/min
pumps and associated pipework have been con- Make. . Unitor
Gearbox
structed from 316L stainless sreel. The double-botrom Radars
Make ;.Wartsila
tanks have a central division, with the port and star- Number .. ..2
Model.. . SU 1050
board sections joined with rhe adjoining side tanks to Make . .Norcontrol
Number.. .1
Satellite navigation systems
form water ballast tanks, served by two Frarno Output speed.. . ..... 120rev/min
Make.. . .Trimble
500m' /h deepweU pumps. Fuel bunkers are carried in Propeller
Models 1 x NT100; 1 x NT200D
side tanks within the engineroom, separated from the Material. .Stainless steel
Computers on ship
shell by cofferdams used for technical fresh water stor- Manufacturer Wartsila Propac
Number.. . 5
age. Number 1
Make Hewlett Packard
A Wartsila package comprising an 8L38 main engine Pitch. . Controllable
Models HP-Vectra
developing 5400kW ar 600rev/min, a CP propeller run- Diameter 5000mm
Waste disposal plant
ning at 120rev /min, and an SUI 050 gearbox, forms the Speed 120rev/min
Incinerator
Main engine-driven alternators
machinery installation, and a Stamford 828kVA shaft- Make .. ..Teamtec Golar
Number 1
driven alternator, and three Mitsubishi/Stamford Model .... 120
Make/type. . Stamford/HMC 634J2
828kVA diesel-powered sets satisfy electrical require- Sewage plant
Output 828kVN180Orev/min
ments. Two thermal-oil heaters and an exhaust-gas Diesel-driven alternators
Make Jets
boiler are fitted. Furenas is understood to be the first Number.. . 3 Model ..
vessel fitted with a new type of poUution control sys- Engine make/type Mitsubishi/ST12A2-PKT Contract date. . February 1996
tem, designed by Cedervall & Soner AB, to prevent oil Alternator make/type Stamford HMC634J2 Launch/floatout date -
leakage to the sea in the event of sterntube-seal failure. Output 3 x 828kVN1800rev/min Delivery date.. . 13 August 1998

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Shipbuilder: Fincantieri CNI nect with a pair of six-bladed FP propellers. Two auxil- Speed. ......................................... 150rev/mln
......... (Monfalcone yard), Italy iary alternator sets (one serving as an emergency set), Boilers
are each rated for 600k\X', and there are two 15,OOOkg/h Number 2 (plus 6 exhaust-gas econornisers)
Vessel's name: Grand Princess Type.. . 2 x down-f red watertube
oil-fired boilers. and six exhaust-gas econornisers to sat-
Hull number: .. 5956 isfy steam requirements. Three bow thrusters, each of Make Senior Thermal Engineering
Owner/operator: Fairline Shipping 2200k\X: and three 1720kW stern thrusters assist
Output... 2 x 15,oookgih
Mooring equipment
.International Corp/Princess Cruises Inc, manoeuvrability. Grand Princess has also been designed
Number 3 x mooring winch/windlass
.... USA, (P&O Ltd, UK) to comply with the 'green concept' as far as discharges ........ .7 x mooring winches
Designer: Fincantieri CNI, Italy and waste disposal are concerned. Make. ...................................... Brissonneau et t.otz
Flag: Liberia Type. .. ..Electric
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Passengers
Total number of sister Total. .. 2992
Length, oa approx 290.00m
ships already completed: Nil Cruising. .. 2592
Length, bp . . 242.38m
Total number of sister Breadth, moulded 36.00m
Cabins.. .. 1296
Percentage inboard 28%
ships still on order 2 Depth, moulded
Complement
to main deck 11.40m
Officers .. . ..438
to '15 deck'.. .41.30m
Crew. . n1
G JVEN that there are certain parameters common
to all cruise liners which must be adhered ro, it
Gross..
Displacement..
.. approx 109,000gt
52,200tonnes
Bow thrusters
Make Fincantieri Military Division
becomes difficult for designers to create some profile Lightweight .45,40Otonnes
Number.. .. 3
feature which might be unique [Q each succeeding new- Deadweight
Output.. ...3 x 2200kW/300rev/min
building. For Grand Princess that special feature must be design 6800dwt
Stern thrusters
the aft-end racing car-type 'spoiler', built over the full scantling. . 8400dwt
Make Fincantieri Military Division
transom stern and containing the Skywalker's Disco. Draught
Number.. .. 3
Positioned 4Sm above sea level, it is accessed by a glass design 8.30m
Output.. 3 x 1720kW/310rev/min
scantling.. .. 8.50m
enclosed 'skywalk' linking, by way of a funnel structure Bridge control system
Speed
similar to that of the earlier SUII Princess, to a pool area Make.... .. STN Atlas
service at 85% MCR .. .. 23knots
fitted with a slirling glass cover. Type.. .. NACOS 45-2
at 100% MCR .. .. 24knots
Three classes of passenger have been catered for: Fire detection system
Bunkers
teenagers with discos, video-games rooms, refreshment Make.. .. Salwico
heavy oil. .. 3080m'
areas and a whirlpool spa, all out-of-bounds ro the other Type... . CS 3000
diesel oil 268m'
categories: children, who have their own supervised Water ballast (and grey water) .4624m'
Fire extinguishing systems
activities; and adults with opportunities for quiet pur- Engine room C02 and water mist
Fuel consumption (total) 197tonnes/day
Make.. .. Wormald SEMCO
suits and facilities for handling their business affairs. Classification Registro Italiano Navale + 1oo-A-1.1
Cabins/public spaces Spunkier
There are 12 rlining/ snack options, inclurling three rop- ......... -lA02 NAV IWS
Make. .. Wormald
class restaurants, and three theatres presenting nightly .......................... also Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 100A 1
Radars
production shows . More than a dozen bars, the largest .................................. +LMC with CCS notation, NAV1, IWS
Number.. .. 3 x Band-X: 1 x Band-S
sea-borne casino. a virtual-reality centre, and a variety of Percentage of high-tensile
Make.. . .sTN Atlas
outdoor and fitness diversions, together with a huge steel used in construction.. . 34%
Models... . ARPA 9800
Heel control system.. .. Heeling tanks
shopping mall, are also available. Satellite navigallon systems
Roll stabilisation equipment Passive bilge keels 144m'
\X'hilst cruising, 2592 passengers are carried (2992 Make 1 x Racal Decca; 1 x Trimble DGPS
Diesel-electric system
maximum) in 1296 cabins, 71% of which are 'outside', Models.. .. 1 x MNS 2oooG; 1 x NT 2000
Main engines
and 80% of those have balconies. The wide beam of Computers on ship
Design Sulzer
the vessel has resulted in five rows of pillars being Number.. . 2
Number 6
included throughout for structural support, however, Model 16ZAV40S Make. ..1 x STN Atlas; 1 x Hewlett Packard
the requirement for rlining rooms and theatres to be pi 1- Manufacturer Grandi Motori Trieste (GMT) Models 1 x 9300DP; 1 x HP Vectra Mariner
larless has introduced an arrangement in those areas Output. .. 6 x 11 ,520kW/514rev/min Tasks.. .. .Planning voyage; Ship stability
where the deck is 'hung' on pillars, supported by a lon- Alternators Waste disposal plant
gitudinal central structure in the upper decks which Design... .. Siemens Incinerator
connects with vertical strength members at the ends of Number.. . 6 Make.. . .Deer berg
the hull to transfer stress loadings. Type ................................1DKS 141-6DF07-2 Model STPW1600 (1600kW)
A diesel-electric power station installation serves the Output 6 x 11 ,520kW/514rev/min Waste compactor
propulsion and hotel requirements of the vessel. Six Propulsion motors Make .. ........................... .Deerberg
Sulzer 16ZAV 40S diesel engines each developing
Manufacturer.. ..., .....Siemens Waste shredder/crusher
Model. ..1D06150-6DA08-2 Make.. . .Deerberg
11,S20kW at 514rev/min are installed in rwo engine-
Number 2
rooms (four units in one and two in the other); these Model .DS-1 OOO-A
Output 2 x 21 ,000kW/150rev/min
drive Siemens 1DKS 141-6DF07-2 alternators through Sewage plant
Propellers
flexible couplings, to produce 11 ,SOOkW each. Part of Make .. ..... Hamworthy
Material ,"",., ,.Alurruruurn-bronze
this electrical supply is fed to rwo 21 ,000kW / Model .. ..Super Trident ST60X
Manufacturer Fincantieri
150rev / min Siemens 1DQ61S0-6DA08-2 propulsion Number.. .. 2 Contact date .. .............. 27 July 1995
motors, positioned between the two enginerooms. Shaft Pitch Fixed Launch/floatout date .. . .22 May 1997
lines are returned through the aft engineroom to con- Diameter.. . 5600mm Delivery date .. ................ 20 May 1998

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design container ship
Shipbuilder' Marmara Shipyard, Turkey design is highly manoeuvrable, with steering and .. 1 x TH2-V 06 marine design
Vessel's name Haneburg machinery control handled from the wheelhouse and ................................................. 1 x exhaust gas powered
bridge wings. Make GEKA Energy Systems
Hull number 057 x 650kW; 1 x 665kW
Accommodation for a complement of 20 is provided
Owner/operator: . Cargo cranes
right aft in a seven-tier deck house built on the poop. A
....... Phoenix Reederei GmbH, Germany tall casing stands independent of the main structure at
Designer: Marmara Shipyard, Turkey the aft, POrt corner of the deck house and isolates the Make/type NMF/DKII 40028/35033
Flag: Germany cabins from the noise and heat of the machinery Capacity .4Otonnes/22m/min; 35tonnes/22m/min;
uptakes. .............................. 16tonnes/44m/min
Total number of sister Mooring equipment
ships already completed: .. Nil PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make. ..Hatlapa
Total number of sister ElectriC
ships still on order: . Length, oa 136.00m Hatch covers
Length, bp 125. Make.. .. Mariner Ships Equipment
Breadth, moulded 21. Type Hydraulic folding pairs
Depth, moulded to main deck 11.50m Containers
H ANEBURC is the first delivery of Marmara's in-
house design Marcon 800 series. This follows on
from the smaller Marcon 400 rype, and has been devel-
Width of double skin Lengths 2Oft; 30ft; 40ft; 45ft;
........................................................................... .48ft; 49ft
bottom 1.64m Cell guides.. . ....yes
oped by the yard to optimise the carriage of most sizes Gross. .. 8530gt Total TEU capacity 803TEU
of container (especially with the aid of movable cell Displacement 15,437tonnes Container capacity loaded to 14tonnes 500TEU
guides), and the speed and efficiency with which they Lightweight approx 4250tonnes Heights 8ft; 8ft6in; 9ft; 9ft6in
can be handled. The double-skin hull has an extended Deadweight approx 11, 187dwt Tiers/across
forecastle, and is divided into four holds, sized to suit Draught.. ....8.50m upper deck (max) 5/8
40ft containers as follows: Nos 1 and 2 are one con- Speed, service.. .. 17.00knots holds (max) ..
tainer-length long, and numbers 3 and 4, two contain- Cargo capacity Ballast control system
ers long. bale 13,400m' Make. . BEST Armatures
Bunkers Complement
In addition, a maximum of six rows can be accom-
heavy oil 850m' Officers .. 8
modated in the hold, and Nos 2, 3 and 4 holds can take
diesel oil 90m' Crew ..
9ft 6in and 8ft 6in high boxes. Non-standard 30ft to Water ballast .4500m'
49ft containers can also be loaded, and maximum stack Spare.. .. 2
Classification Germanischer Lloyd + 100 A5 E,
loads are 122tonnes in holds, 50tonnes on harch covers Single/double rooms. .. 21/1
Ship, +MC E AUT
and 94tonnes on deck. The trading area of the design is Percentage of high-tensile steel Bow thruster
enhanced by the application of the Germanischer Lloyd used in construction 19% Make.. .. Berg Propulsion AB
E-c1ass ice strengthening notation. Heel control equipment Intering anti-heeling
Electrical connections are available for 36 refrigerated Main engine Output .450kW
containers in the holds and 60 on deck, with their con- Design MAN B&W Fire detection system
dition monitored from the bridge. Requirements for the Model 9L40/54 Make.. ......Minimax
carriage of dangerous goods arc incorporated, with Manufacturer MAN B&W Type SDS-2; SDS-6
fresh air supply for the reefer boxes and ventilation for Fire extinguishing systems
the dangerous goods maintained by hold fans providing Output.. ....6480kW/550rev/min Make Minlmax
Gearbox Radars
18 air changes hourly. A total of 803TEU may be car-
ried - 500 when homogeneously loaded with 14tonnes.
Model.. .. HSU-1000 Make Furuno
This includes stowage on the upper deck, above the
machinery room. Models.. . FR-2130S
Output speed 115/120rev/min
Movable cell guides are fitted in all holds, and per- Satellite navigation systems
Propeller
manent stools for container stowage built into the Material Copper-nickel-aluminium Make.. . Sailor
strucrure at the ship's side. Cargo handling is facilirated Manufacturer Bera Propulsion Model Compact 2000
by two NMF 40tonne deck cranes builr into the port Computers on ship
side. Stability whilst loading and unloading is main- Pitch Controllable
tained using an 1 ntering 800tonne/ min anti-heel sys- Diameter 5250mm Make. .. SEACOS
tem. Hydraulically operated folding covers, made Speed. .. 120rev/min Models.. . MACS 3
locally by Mariner Ships Equipment, are fitted to each Main engine-driven alternator Task.. . Loading conditions
hatch. Number 1 Waste disposal plant
Propulsive power is derived from an MAN B&W Make/type. .. A van Kaick/DSG 43 L1-4 Incinerator
Output 1462kVN1800rev/min Make.. . HSM Pressen GmbH
9L40/54 main engine which develops 6480kW at
Diesel-driven alternators Model.. .. HSM 45VL
550rev/min, and drives a CP propeller through a Renk
gearbox for a speed at full power of 17knots. A power Sewage plant
Engine make/type Deutz MWM(TBD616V12
take-off drives a 1462kVA alternator, and there are Make.. ..
Aquamar
Alternator make/type A van Kaick/DSG 62 M2-4
also three Deutz/van Kaick diesel-driven sets each Model MSP 1-1660
Output 3 x 625kVN1800rev/min
producing 625kVA. Two thermal-oil boilers - one Boilers Contract date 22 December 1995
fuelled by exhaust gas - satisfy steam demands. Launch/floatout date 19 July 1998
Assisted by a 450kW bow thrusrer, the Marcon 800 Type .. oil Delivery date September 1998

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JOHANN SCHULTE: semi-refrigerated LPG design
yard-built Sulzer 6RTA52U main engine with an MCR Make. .. Acta
Shipbuilder: " ...Jiangnan Shipyard
of 9360kW at 135rev/min. A 1080kW shaft-driven Capacity . . 5tonnes
""""""". "",,(Group) Co Ltd, China Mooring equipment
alternator and three Yanmar/Taiyo 800kW diesel-alter-
Vessel's name: """""Johann Schulte nators are fitted, and there are two vertical, oil-fired boil- Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
Hull number: "". """"""H2230 ....................... 2 x mooring winch
ers and an exhaust-gas economiser producing steam. A
Make .. .................................. Hatlapa
Owner/operator: ""St Laurentus Shipping, 750kW Kamewa thruster is installed at the bow.
Type .... .. Hydraulic
"Isle of Man/Bernhard Schulte, Germany Cargo tanks
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Designer: ".MARIC (China State Research Number 3 x bi-Iobe
......................... 2 x cylindrical
"""".Institute)/Jiangnan Shipyard, China Length, oa 154.98m
Length. bp . ..147.00m Grades .. ............ IGC Type 2G
Flag: """"""""""""""""""."" ..Isle of Man Breadth. moulded.. .. .23.10m Cargo pumps
Total number of sister Depth, moulded Number.... .. 6
ships already completed: """",,",,"" "".NiI main deck.. . 12.70m Type 6 x DW150/150-3-K+ 1 deepwell
upper deck.. .. 15.40m .......................................... 2 x NMB150e booster pumps
Total number of sister Gross. .. 15.180gt Make Svanehe]
ships still on order: """"""""""",,"",,. "".1 Deadweight 17.900dwt Capacity.. .. 6 x 250m'/h; 2 x 450m'/h
Draught.. .. 9.80m Cargo control system
Speed, service at 90% MeR.. .. 16knots Make ... ..Flemming
C HINA'S oldest shipyard began development
on LPG tanker designs in conjunction with MARIC,
a decade ago. The yard's only previous completion of
work
Cargo capacity
liquid volume.. .. 16,500m'
Ballast control system
Make Norcontrol
Bunkers Type.. .. .DC 2000
this type, however, was a small vessel for a domestic heavy oil 1750m' Complement
owner, so this breakthrough with a two-ship order for a diesel oil. .. 230m' Total .. .. 27
specialist overseas company is of considerable signifi- Water ballast . 6000m' Bow thruster
cance. It has been marked by the opening of a new fab- Fuel consumption Make Kamewa
rication shop (already being increased in size to cope main engine only 34.7Otonnes/day Number.. .. 1 x HXR400LK6
with later contracts), specifically to build the technically Classilication ..... Germanischer Lloyd +100A5 E, Liquelied Output.. 750kW
advanced ranks required for this class of vessel. ................. Gas Tanker Type 2G,+MC E, AUT, INERT, R1 Bridge control system
For Johann Schlllte, rhis workshop was used to fabricate Percentage of hiqh-tensile Make. .. Norcontrol
three free-standing bi-lobe tanks with a total geometric steel used in construction .... Type AC-4
volume of 16,5OOm'. These are supported within a single- Main engine Fire detection system
skin hull, in each of three holds having upper wing tanks Design Sulzer Make .. .. .Preussag
Model 6RTA52U Type ... ................................... T891fT291
used for water ballast and washing water, with one port
Manufacturer Shanghai Shipyard Fire extinguishing
side compartment serving as a sewage holding tank. Bot-
Output MCR 9360kW/135rev/min Engineroom, make .. . .Preussag
tom wing tanks, joined with double-bottom tanks sepa-
Propeller Radars
rated at the centre1ine by a duct keel, carry water ballast. Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Number.... .. 2
Cargoes carried are within the Type 2G range with maxi- Manufacturer Dalian Marine Propeller Make.. . .sTN Atlas
mum density of 0.972tonnes/m', such as anhydrous Number 1 Models.. . 1 x 96OOTM-X; 1 x 9600ARPA
ammonia. butadiene, butane-propane mixture, ethylene Pitch Fixed Satellite navigation system
oxide(EO)/prophlene oxide mixtures with maximum EO Diameter 5440mm Make.. .. STN Atlas
content of 30% by weight, propane, propylene, proph- Speed. .. 135rev/min Model NT200 GPS
lene oxide, and VCM. Two auxiliary cylindrical gas ranks Main engine-driven alternator Computers on ship
are fitted on deck forward of the compressor house. Number 1 Number .. . 6
A semi-refrigerated system can handle three compati- Make STN Tasks .. ....... Alarm and monitoring of
ble cargo grades simultaneously, and includes two com- Output.. 1080kW ................ Ioading. ballasting and other
plete reLiquefaction units and one cargo compressor, Diesel-driven alternators Waste disposal plant
Number.. . 3 Incinerator
housed in a deckhouse on the upper deck. Six 250m' /h
Engine make/type Yanmar/M220AL-EN Type.. .. Golar OG200
Svanehej DWI50/150-3-K+l electric deepwell pumps,
Alternator make/type.. .. Taiyo/FE45-B-8
and two NMB150e booster pumps with a capacity of Make.. . .. Luxhou Machine
Output... 3 x 800kW
450m' /h are fitted: other equipment provided includes a Sewage plant
Boilers
steam heated cargo heater/vaporiser, a gas detection Make Format Chemie
Number 2
plant with 15 sample points, an inert-gas system produc- Model.. . MSTP 1-3 Standard
Type.. . Vertical oil-fired
ing 36oom' /h and a high-pressure oil system for quick Output.. 2 x 4000kg/h Contract date 28 November 1995
closing of valves. Hose-handling cranes Launch/floatout date.. .. 12 May 1997
The machinery installation includes a Shanghai Ship- Number.. . .. 1 Delivery date 20 February 1998

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KENNICOT: serving the Alaska Marine Highway
Shipbuilder: Halter Marine Inc, USA P&S. Existing ro-ro facilities at POrtS visited can be Pitch. ..................................... Controllable
Vessel's name: Kennicot accommodated by using the side entries and driving Diameter .. . 3759mm
on to a 40tOnne vehicle elevator, closed at the sides by Speed. . 157rev/min
Hull number: 1510 Main engine-driven alternators
roller curtain doors. A turntable is arranged at the aft
Owner/operator: Alaska Marine Highway end of the vehicle deck to assist with positioning cars Number.. . 2
............................................. System, USA and trailers as required. Make/type. ...Baylor/M422ZTT
Output 2 x 24ookW/18oorev/min
Designer: Halter Marine Inc, USA The machinery installation is based upon two Wiirt-
Diesel-driven alternators
R~: UU sila 12V32LNE main engines, each providing 4918kW
at 750rev/min to give a service speed of 16.75knots
Total number of sister Engine make/type Caterpillar/3516
and a maximum of 19knots. The drive to a pair of Lips Alternator make/type.. . Caterpillar/ARCB 825
ships already completed: NiI CP propellers is through Lufkin gearboxes, each of Output 2 x 1440kW/18oorev/min
Total number of sister which is connected by power take-off to a 2400kW Boilers
ships still on order: NiI alternator. Two Caterpillar diesel-driven alternator sets, Number ..
which each develop 1440kW, complete the electrical Type. ... 1 x oil tired; 2 x waste heat
supply, and a 1679kW Elliot-white-Gill bow thruster is Make 1 x Seattle; 2 x Beaird Maxim
Crane
T HE Alaska Marine Highway System operates a fleet
of nine vessels, serving the needs of American
coastal communities above and including the Canadian
fitted.

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Number
Make/type
1 x emergency response
Appleton EB20-18-11
port of Prince Rupert, and Kennicot was designed with Capacity..... . 5tonne
the help of input from residents along this isolated Length,oa.. . .. 116.41m Doors/ramps/cargo lilts
Length. bp . 103.02m Number/type (a):2 x side doors
coastline. This interesting vessel can perform a triple
Breadth. moulded 25.91m ...(b): 2 x roller curtain doors
function: when operating as a day-cruise ferry, 748 pas-
................................................... (c): 1 x vehicle elevator
sengers can be carried on various south-east Alaska Depth, moulded to main deck 7.77m
Make... . (a/b): Walz & Krenzer, (c): Crane Defense
routes, and to Bellingham (\X1ashington), the southern Gross
Passengers
terminal on the USA/Canada border, and Prince Displacement.. ...... 7623tonnes Total. . . 748
Rupert. By night, 500 passengers can be carried on Lightweight.. . ..581 9tonnes Vehicles
routes including open ocean crossings such as the Gulf Deadweight Number of vehicle decks.. . 1
of Alaska, reaching as far as Dutch Harbour in the design 1205dwt
Aleutian Islands. scantling. . 1804dwt Trailers .20 x 40ft(plus 39
An unusual third function is to act as an emergency Draught Complement. . 52
command post in case of earthquakes, oil spills or design 5.04m Special rudders ... 2 x Becker high-performance lIap type
similar disasters, for which purpose an eight-channel scantling.. . 5.33m Bow thruster
satellite communications system and additional VHF Speed. service 16.75knots Make.. . Elliot-White-Gill
Bunkers Number.. . 1
and UHF capabilities have been installed. When serv-
diesel oil. . 700m' Output.. .1679kW/0-450rev/min
ing in this mode, the forward passenger lounge is Water ballast .. . 370m' Fire detection system
taken over as a unified response centre. A helicopter Classilication .. .... American Bureau 01 Shipping Make Herbert SHiller
deck for use by the US Coast Guard is fitted above the .................................................................. +A1, +AMS(E) Fire extinguishing systems
aft accommodation, and a Stonne emergency response Percentage of high-tensile Engineroom . . C02
crane can be mounted aft. A portable floating dock, steel used in construction approx 5% Make.. . Herbert SHiller
srowed under the vehicle deck forward when not in Roll stabilisation equipment.. .. Sperry Gyrofins Vehicle space/cabins . Sprinkler
use, can be deployed over the Stern for use by small Main engines Make.. . Herbert SHiller
vessels, and decontamination showers are arranged Design. ... .wartsua Radars
below the vehicle deck. Model.. . 12V32LNE
A rotal of 314 berths are available in 109 cabins, Manulacturer . . .wansna Make.. . Racal Decca
spread over first and tourist classes, where private toi- Models 2 x X-band; 1 x S-band
lets are provided, and in simple two-berth 'roomettes'. Satellite navigation systems
Output 2 x 4918kW/750rev/min
Five cabins are designated for disabled passenger use. Gearboxes Make Sperry
Public areas include a dining saloon, cafeteria, bars and Make. . . Lufkin Waste disposal plant
viewing lounges. A solarium, open at its aft end and Model.... . HSQ4409K Sewage plant
featuring overhead windows, occupies much of the Make. . Evac
wheelhouse deck. Output speed 157rev/min Model ORCA 11-500(3)
A mix of 39 cars and 20 x 40ft trailers, or 120 cars, Propellers Contract date.. ...6 November 1995
can be carried on the vehicle (main) deck, with access Manufacturer. ...Lips Launch date.... . 12 September 1997
over the stern, or rhrough side doors in the aft quarter Delivery date.. ...... 29 June 1998

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 Main engine
Design... .. MAN B&W
Model 7S50MC
Manufacturer Hanjung
Number .2
Output 2 x 13,580bhp/127rev/mln
Propeller
Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer.. .. Ulstein
Number.. .. 2
Pitch Controllable
Diameter.. .. 5800mm
Speed.. .. 127rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number.. .....04
Engine make/type Ssangyong-MAN B&W!7L32140
Alternator make/type.. .. Nishishiba!·
Output 04 x 2800kW!720rev/min
Boilers
Number.. . 1
Type Vertical od-Iired
Make Mitsubishi
Output 25,OOOkg/h
Cranes
Number.. .. 2 x hose-handlinp
Make MacGregor·H~gglund
Capacity.. ...2 x 15tonne/19m
Mooring equipment
Number .2 x mooring winch/Windlass
............................................................ 8 x mooring winch
Make.. ......Kocks
Type Electro-hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number 18 plus 2 slop
Grades 2
Product range Crude with flash pomt below 6Q°C
Coated tanks Deckheads and bottom areas
Make/type of coating IPK coal tar epoxy
Stainless steel.. . No
Cargo pumps
Number.. ......2

LOCH RANNOCH: technically Type

Make..
Capacity ..
Electnc vertical centrifugal
Kvaerner
2 x 5500m'/h
Cargo/ballast control system
advanced shuttle tanker Make..
Type
Norcontrol
Integrated cargo control/alarm/
.rnorutonnq system
Shipbuilder:.Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. organic compounds can be piped back to the FPSO Pumprooms
Number.. .. 1
................................. Korea to reduce their emission into the atmosphere. The
Position Forward of enqmeroom
Vessel's name Loch Rannoch make-up of SchiehalJion crude requires cargo heating
Complement
to be provided in the tanks up ro 40°C, and fixed
Hull number: .. . 5109 Officers.. .. 22
inert gas, COW and tank cleaning systems are also fit-
Owner/operator Maersk Co Ltdl Crew 11
ted. Repair crew.. .. 6
.................................. BP Shipping Ltd. UK A full-redundancy propulsion concept has been Special rudder 2 x Harnworthy-Schutinq Monovec
Designer: ...Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. introduced, including fitting twin MAN B&W ..................................................... AO.2m' area each
.................. . Korea 7S50MC main engines in separate compartments, Bow thrusters
with fuel treatment and purification equipment occu- Make.. .. Ulstein
Flag UK
pying a third area. Total Output is 27, 160bhp at Number.. ..... 2
Total number of sister 127rev / min, driving twin CP propellers for a service Output. 2 x 2500kW/710rev/min
ships already completed: Nil speed of 14.29knots at 78% MCR and with a 20% sea Stern thrusters
Total number of sister margin. Electrical requirements are satisfied by four Make Ulstein
2800kW alternators, and manoeuvring and station Number 2
ships still on order: Nil Output.. 2 x 800kW/1793rev/mln
keeping, in conjunction with a Cegelec DPS 902
dynamic positioning system, are enhanced by fitting Bridge control system
Make.. .. Norcontrol
D ES1G ED to service the Schiehallion oil field
west of Shetland, Loch RaJlJloch is operated by BP
Ulstein thrusters: 2 x 2500kW units forward and 2 x
800kW ones aft, plus two Schilling Monovec high-lift
Type..
One man operation..
.
..
Autochief 7
yes
Shipping on a seven-year charter from disponent rudders. Fire detection system
owner Maersk Shipping, delivering crude oil from the Make .. Consitium
Harland & Wolff, purpose-built FPSO, (see page 93) to PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type Addressable
Sullom Voe refinery on a four/five-day cycle. As this Fire extinquishinq system
routine involves frequent berthing, flat-side scantlings Length, oa.. . 269.67m Cargo tanks . ... Foam and sea water
have been increased and a glass-flake coating applied, Length, bp 256.00m Englneroom . .C02
with deck areas in way of mooring equipment protect- Breadth, moulded A6.00m Make ... Namyang
ed by anti-abrasive products. Depth, moulded to main deck.. .. 22AOm Radars
Operating conditions have greaily influenced the Width of double skin Number .. 2
design criteria, which are based upon anticipated 6m side.... .. 2.96m Make ... .Norcontrol
bottom 3.20m Models .. Data Bridge 2000
wave heights as against 4.5m in the orth Sea, and a
Gross 75,526gt 1 x s-care: 1 x x-band
predominanily north-westerly swell. As a result, the
lightweight 26,22010nnes Satellite navigation systems
bow loading system has been specially designed, and Deadweight Make.. ...SAIT
the forecastle height increased 3m above normal design 127,260dwt Models 1 x 3S90 STD·B, 2 x 3S90 STD·C
practice. SLWL 130,031dwt Computers on ship
Scantlings have been determined following slam- Draught Number.. ....... 10
ming, fatigue and sloshing analyses, and are based on a design 15.35m Make... .... Dell
draught of 16m (SLWL is 15.6m), with a 10% margin SLWL 15.60m Tasks Iocal area network (LAN) system
applied to hull girder strength. Grade D steel is used scantling 16.00m Waste disposal plant
for deck and side shell, and the entire Structure has a Speed, service 78% MCR, Incinerator
high safery margin and comprehensive anti-corrosion 20% sea margin.. . 14.29knots Make .. .. Teamtec
protection. A Strainstall hull stress monitoring system Cargo capacity Model. . OGS 400
with eight gauges is fitted. liquid volume (100%). .. 138,381m' Waste compactor
Within a double-hull which extends aft to include the Bunkers Make Metos
heavy oil. . 3078m' Model SYS-2000 C55
fuel tanks, there are two longitudinal bulkheads (con-
diesel oil 294m' Waste shredder
tinued into the machinery spaces to provide structural Water ballast.. 60,713m'
continuity) forming, with transverse divisions, 18 cargo Make .. ......Metos
Fuel consumption
and two slop tanks. The piping system allows two Model. ........ ST·10
main engine only 62.2tonnes/day
grades of cargo to be handled using two 5500m' /h Sewage plant
Classification lIoyd's Register of Shipping +100A1,
pumps, with ballasting carried out through FRP piping ................. .Double-hull Oil Tanker, ESP, ShipRight (SDA, ~~ ~~
and two 2300m'/h pumps. FDA, CM), +LMC, CCS, SCM, IGS, +IWS, NAV 1, DP(AA) Model SBT·65
Bow loading utilises a Hitec Marine coupling, trans- ........ descriptive notes of ShipRight (ES+ 1 Hull Contract date 28 November 1996
ferring oil from the FPSO at 9000m' /h, and incor- ...envelope plate over OAL amidships, HCM, SEA[HSS, Launch/floatout date.. ..14 March 1998
porating a vapour returns system whereby volatile ................................................................... VDR], SERS) Delivery date.. . 14 August 1998

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 Displacement
design.. . .49.890tonnes
scantling 56.05Otonnes
Lightweight.. 9790tonnes
Deadweight
design .. . .40.100dwt
scantling. . .46.260dwt
Draught
design ... ..11.00m
scantling .. ...... 12.20m
Speed. service ... . 14.70knots
Cargo capacity
liquid .. ...... 51.200m'
Bunkers
heavy oil. . 1430m'
diesel oil.. . 225m'
Water ballast.. 23.660m'
Fuel consumption 27.43tonnes/day
Classification.. . Bureau Veritas I 3/3E +Oil
................. Tanker/Chemical Tanker (IMO Type III).
................... ESP.Deep Sea:AUT-MS.POL-ENG.OIL POL
.............................. CARGO.COW.SBT.PL-CDS.IG.TA
Percentage of high-tensile
steel used in construction ". . 400/0
Main engine
Design . MAN B&W
Model. .
6S50MC-VI
Manufacturer Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number.. . 1
Output 10.150bhp/117rev/min
Propeller
Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Manufacturer.. . Hyundai Heavy Industries
Number.... . 1
Pitch.. . Fixed
Diameter . 6000mm
Speed. . 117rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
Number.. . 3
Engine make/type Yanmar Diesel/6N21L-UN
Alternator make/type.. . . .Taiyo/FE
Output.. 3 x 6ookWl720rev/min
Boilers
Number.. .....2
Type Oil-fired water tube
Make.. ...... Miura
Output.. . .. .2 x 9OOOkg/h
Hose-handling crane
Number.. . 1
Make/type .. . .oong Namihydraulic
............. cylinder luffing
Capacity/speed. ...... 10tonnes/12m/min
Mooring equipment
Number ... . 2 x mooring winch/windlass
.............. .4 x mooring winch
Make .. ............. Kocks
Type ... . Hydraulic
Cargo tanks
Number .. . 12 plus 2 slop tanks
Product range .. . Crude oil. products. IMO

MOSKALVO: products tanker Coated tanks.

Make/type of coating.
............. Type III cargoes
.
. Hempel/phenolic epoxy
Yes

for Russian owner Stainless steel

Cargo pumps
Number ..
Cargo pipes (SUS 316L)

..12
Type .. . Hydraulic submerged centrifugal
Make ..
Shipbuilder: .Oaedong Shipbuilding Co Ltd, with the double-bottom tanks - centtally divided by a
Capacity .. . 12 x 6OOm'/h; 2 x 3OOm'/h
...................................... Korea duct keel, ro form water ballast spaces. Moska/vo is Cargo control system
designed primarily to carry crude oil, oil products and
Vessel's name: Moskalvo Make ... . AMRI
l.J.\10 Grade III cargoes, with tanks 2, 4 and 6 suitable Ballast control system
Hull number: S-1015 for those of specific gravity 1.53. Make .. . Frank Mohn AS
Owner/operator: .Primorsk Shipping Corp, Some 150 commodities, including caustic soda and Complement
........ Russia benzine, can additionally be loaded into the tanks which Officers .. . 15
Designer: ..Oaedong Shipbuilding Co Ltd, are coated with phenolic epoxy (ballast tank coating is Crew. 10 .
tar epoxy). Cargo piping is grade SUS316L stainless Suez Crew ... ....... 6
................ . Korea Single rooms .. . 25 (plus 6-berth Suez crew)
steel, and unloading is carried out by means of an
Flag: ..... . Cyprus hydraulically operated, 600m' /h submerged pump in Bridge control system
Total number of sister each tank, with twO similar 300m' /h pumps serving the Make .. ................................ Norcontrol
ships already completed: .... NiI slop tanks. Type .. . AutoChief IV
The main engine has been built by Hyundai and is a One man operation.
Total number of sister
MAN B&W 6S50MC-VI unit developing 10,150bhp Fire detection system
ships still on order: .2 (plus similar vessels) Make ... .............. Nittan
full power at 117rev/min. Three Yanmar/Taiyo diesel-
illustration shows sister ship A1archtkan alternator sets produce 600kW each, and two oil-fired Fire extinguishing system
water tube boilers supply steam. Conttol can be effected Cargo tanks .. ..Inert gas
Engineroom . ................................ C02
T HIS trio of chemical/products
Daedong's
Vladivosrock-based
tankers, built at
new Chinhae 'greenfield' yard for a
owner, will be followed by a num-
from either engine control room or wheelhouse using a
orcontrol AutoChief IV system. Accommodation
provided for a complement of 15 officers and 10 crew,
is Radars
Number.. ....2
ber of similar vessels for other operators. Suitable for plus six Suez crew in the aft superstructure, with life- Make .. . Litton Marine
worldwide ttading, they have double hulls with small saving hancUed by an over-the-stern launched, free-fall Models. ..1 x RASCAR VT340MD P 0237 S-band
top and bottom wing tanks, within which six-pairs of lifeboat. ............. 1 x RASCAR VT340MD A 314T X-band
cargo tanks and two slop tanks are arranged. The cen- Satellite navigation system
treline and transverse bulkheads are ttoughed and built PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Make. . SAIT
on stools, and the smooth surface which they, and the Model. TI-3005A. STD-8
inside bulkhead of the double skin presents, is main- Length.oa.. . 183.00m Computers on ship
tained at the deckhead, where sttength is built-in exter- Length. bp.. . 173.90m Number.. . 5
nally through a combination of longitudinal beams and Breadth. mid.. . 32.20m Make.. . Norcontrol
deep ttansverse girders. Depth. moutded to main deck 18.oom Models.. . .oataChief 2000
For most of its length above the cargo spaces, the Width of double skin Tasks. . Alarm/monitoring; cargo control
upper deck has been given a significant straighr-Iine side .. . .2.oom Contract date.. . 13 November 1996
camber, running from its junction with the upper wing bottom. . 2.15m Launch/floatout date.. . 20 December 1997
tanks P&S. The entire side-tank configuration is joined Gross. . 28.3oogt Delivery date.. . 11 September 1998

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NAVION BRITANNIA: AESA shuttle tanker variant
Shipbuilder: ..Astilleros de Sestao SRL, form azimuthing units for positioning; and two high- Boilers
performance rudders, all linked to a comprehensive Number. 4
...Spain Type 2 x auxiliary; 2 x composite
dynamic positioning system meering Det Norske Veri-
Vessel's name: Navion Britannia Make Parat-Halvorsen
ras' ,\'('atch One' notation. The vessel can be moored at
Hull number: 308 Output. 2 x 12.5OOkg/h; 2 x 15OOkg/h
the offshore facility in up to 4.5m significant wave
Mooring equipment
Owner/operator Navion Maritime AS, heights and 25/30 knots wind speed, with position
Number. 2 x moonng winch/Windlass
........................ Norway maintained in up to 5.5m wave heights and 30/35knot 6 x mooring winch
Designer: Astilleros Sestao SRL, Spain wind speed. Make .. Ulstein
Electrical power supplies come from two Type .. Hydraulic
Flag: ...Norway (NIS)
W'rtsil./ Alconza 3200kW, and rwo 1600kW diesel- Cargo tanks
Total number of sister alternators, controlled from a switchboard divided into Number .. 18(plus 2 slop)
ships already completed: Nil porr and starboard sections and located in each engine Grades .. .2
Total number of sister control room. Cargo pumps
Number.. 4
ships still on order: . .....6 Type C42BC 18,24 V64/68
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Make.. .. Kvaerner
Capacity.. ...4 x 3000m '/h
N /1V10N BRITANNIA
North
Astilleros Esparioles
begins a new series of
Sea shuttle tankers ordered
Group (AESA) by Norwegian
from the
Length,oa..
Length. bp .
Breadth. moulded
.
. 264.68m
256.50m
.42.50m
Cargo/ballast
Make. .
control systems
. Simrad
Type Vessel control system (AVM)
owners. The design closely follows that of Elisabeth Depth. moulded to main ceck.. . 22.00m
Pumproom
Knutsen, delivered in 1997 and described in Significant Width of double skin Number .. . 1
Ships of that year; however, the internal tank arrange- side. .. .2.56m Position .. ............................. Forward of engineroom
ment is different, with Navion opting to have two lon- bottom. .. 2.97/2.68m Complement
gitudinal bulkheads within a double-hull format. Gross 72.11 Ogt Officers.. ..
10
In conjunction with six transverse divisions this min- Displacement... 152,75Otonnes C~. ~
imises surface movement and sloshing of the cargo - Lightweight.. 27.772tonnes Single/double rooms. 23/16
these being the major causes of hydrocarbon vapour Deadweight Special rudders .2 x high, performance
emission whilst loading - and provides 18 cargo tanks design.. . 118.138dwt Bow thrusters
and rwo slop tanks. The double hull structure forms scantling. . 124,978dwt Make .. ...Brunvoll
side and bottom tanks used for water ballast, and also Draught Number. 2 x retractable
encompasses the fuel tanks in the engineroom. design.. .. 15.oom Output 2 x 2200kW
Cargo can be loaded either through the midships man- scantling .. . 15.65m Stern thrusters
Make Brunvoll
ifold, or by means of a bow loading system using a com- Speed. service at 90% MCR 15knots
Number. 1 x retractable
bined mooring and hose connection on the forecastle. A Cargo capacity (100%) 139.391m'
Output. 1 x 1400kW
third method employs submerged turret loading from a Bunkers (100%)
Bndge control system
buoy anchored to the sea bed and connected by pipeline heavy oil. . 3056m·
Make. .. . Kongsberg Norcontrol
to the production facility. This mates with a cone in the diesel oil. .. 163m'
Type. SM2000
ship's bottom through which oil is pumped. The cone is Water ballast 52.993m
One man operation .. yes
located in a trunk abaft the fore peak which is open to the Classification .Det Norske Veritas + 1A1. Tanker for 011.
Fire detection system
....ESP. Bow loading, STL, Heldk-Sl+, OPP,F,
sea, and any leakages are contained here prior to transfer Make Autronica
.......... EO, F-AMC, ICS. DYNPOS,AUTR. W1. SBM. CSA-1
to the slop tanks. Type as-roo
Percentage of high-tensile
Two segregated grades of crude oil can be handled Fire extinguishing systems
steel used in construction .. . 280/0
using four Kvaerner 3000m' /h pumps, with operations Cargo tanks . Foam
Main engines
controlled and monitored from the bridge. A tank radar Make .. unnor
Design.. . MAN B&W
sounding system measures the ullage in the 20 tanks, and Engineroom .. CO2
Model 6L60MC
inert-gas pressures and temperatures at three levels are Make. Unitor
Manufacturer Manises Diesel Engine Co
Radars
also recorded. Loading and discharging rates are Number.. .. 2
Number .. ........................... 3
8000m' /h for the bow and turret loading systems, and Output (MCR) 2 x 11,250kW/123rev/min
Make .. ...................... Kongsberg Norcontrol
12,000m'/h through the manifold. Two suction/dis- Propellers
Models ... ............. 2 x Databndge DB2000
charge lines, aluminium hearing coils in the bottoms of Material.. .. Copper-nicket-alumiruurn
........................................ 1 x Nucleus 5000
catgo and slop tanks, two crude oil washing lines, and a Manufacturer. .. .wartsua
Satellite navigation system
15,000m' /h inert gas plant are all fitted. A ballast gaug- Number.. . .2
Make .. ................... Trimble
Pitch Controllable
ing system serves 17 tanks, and draught sensors are Model .. .................................. NT GPS
Diameter.. .. 7600mm
installed. Waste disposal plant
Speed 123rev/min
A fully redundant machinery installation has two Diesel-driven alternators
Incinerator
Manises-MAN B&W 6L60MC main engines located in Make Teamlec-Golar
Number... . .4
separate compartments with independent control Model. .. OGS400
Engine make/type. .. 2 x Wartsila/8R32LNE
rooms. Each engine develops 11,520kW MCR at Sewage plant
......... 2 x Wartsila/6R32LNE
123rev/min and drives a CP propeller for a service Make. ..Hamworthy
Output.. ................... 2 x 3280kW/750rev/min
Model ... ST6A (55 persons)
speed, at 90% MCR, of 15knots. The required high .................... .2 x 2460kW/750rev/min
Contract date. 14 February 1996
degree of manoeuvrability and position-keeping is sat- Alternator make/type 2 x Alconza/NIR5682
isfied by these propellers; also by two 2200kW thrusters ....................................................... 2 x Alconza/NIR8070 Launch/floatout date .. .. September 1997
Output ...2 x 3200kW(750rev/min; 2 x 1600kW(750rev/min Delivery date .. 24 Apnl 1998
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Far East trade challenge
Shipbuilder: ...Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy 24.5knots. A Geislinger torsional vibration damper is Make .. Osaka Boiler
included in the propulsion line, together with a moni- Output.. ..2 x 4tonnes/h
...Industries Co Ltd, Japan Mooring equipment
toring system.
Vessel's name:..... . . Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
The shaft alternator is by Brush Electrical and devel-
...P&O Nedlloyd Southampton .......................................................... .4 x mooring winch
ops 3500k\'«, whilst four MaK/Brush diesel-powered
Hull number: 3088 Make Fukushima
sets each contribute 3600kW to an electrical operation
Type.. .. Electro-hydraulic
Owner/operator: P&O Nedlloyd Ltd, UK controlled by a power management system, also Hatch covers
Designer: Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy designed by Brush. Make. . IHI
Kelvin Hughes is the supplier of a IN AS 9000 inte- Type. ..Non-weathertight steel pontoon
......................... .Industries Co Ltd, Japan
grated bridge system (lBS), including a console which Containers
Flag: . . UK includes three radars, multi-feature display (MFD), elec- Length.. . .. 20ft; 40ft; 45tt
Total number of sister tronic chart display and information service (ECDIS), Cell guides.. .. yes
ships already completed: ................ NiI and electronic plotting table (ECTAB). An engineroom Total TEU capacity 6690
Total number 01 sister monitoring station is also fitted on the bridge. Reefer plugs 710
Heights.. . .. 8ft 6in(holds accept
ships still on order: ...............3 PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS .................................. 1 x 9ft 6in; 8 x 8ft 6in)
Tiers/across
O far, only two companies, Maersk (see Regina Length, oa. . .. 299.00m Upper deck .. ............. 6/17
SMaersk, Significant Ships of 1996) and P&O Nedlloyd, Length, bp ,
Breadth, moulded
. 283.80m
.42.80m
Holds ..
Ballast control system
.. ..9/15
have chosen to push the capacity of their new con- Make Nakakita Seisakusha/Sabroe
tainer ships beyond the 6000TEU threshold. With the Depth, moulded to main deck.. .. 24.40m
Gross. .. 80,942gt Type.. . . Hydraulic
former company reluctant to disclose actual intakes, Complement
P&O Nedl/oyd Southampton, with a quoted loading of Deadweight
design 83,826dwt Officers .. .. 9
6690TEU has, at least on paper, a strong claim to be Crew. . t2
scantling. .. 88,669dwt
regarded as 'the world's largest'. Spare .. . 13
Draught
The design conforms to the now standard large design 13.50m Rooms. .. 26 x t; 2 x 4
container ship layout, with a short accommodation scantling 14.00m Bow thruster
block and engineroom approximately three-quarters Speed, service 90% MCR with 20% sea margin Make .. .. ... Kawasaki Heavy Industries
aft, and seven holds forward and one aft of this posi- and shalt alternator operating.. ..24.50knots Number .. . 1
tion. The forward holds are dimensioned to accept 2 Output.. .......... .2600kW
Bunkers
x 40ft containers (4 x TEU) in cell guides, and each is heavy oil 12,2oom' Bridge control system
closed by two sets of lift-on/off pontoon covers diesel oil 635m' Make Kelvin Hughes
Water ballast 20,4oom' Type NINAS 9000 IBS
comprising three transverse panels, whilst the aft hold
Fuel consumption One man operation.. .. Yes
with three sets of covers, can accept 3 x 40ft contain-
main engine only 252tonnes/day Fire detection systems
ers, but is otherwise restricted by the aft-body hull-
Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 100A 1 Make Asahi Mechatronlc (Autronica)
form. Containers are carried on the hatch covers over
........................ Container Ship, +LMS, +UMS, IWS, SCM Type .. Addressable
the full width of the vessel, and an additional FEU
Heel control equipment Automatic adjustment using Fire extinguishing systems
tier can be carried aft of No 8 hold above the moor- Holds/engineroom Fixed CO2
........................... heeling tanks & ballast pump
ing deck. Make Harada Corp (Heien Larssen)
Main engine
Lashing bridges are fitted on deck between the Design.. .. Sulzer Cabins.. .. Water hydrants
hatches, and these uniquely act as supports for 45ft con- Model 12RTA96C Radars
tainers stowed across their tops and secured by twist- Manufacturer .Diesel United Number 3
locks. Refrigerated cargoes are catered for by the Number 1 Make. . Kelvin Hughes
provision of 710 electrical sockets. Maximum stowage Output 89,640bhp/1 oorev/min Models.. .. 2 x Nucleus2 6000A ARPA;
on deck is 17 rows of 6TEU tiers, and in the holds, 15 Propeller ............................................ 1 x Nucleus2 5000 TM
rows and 9 tiers. The hatch coamings are continuous Material.... . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Navigation systerns.; .. Included with IBS
and form the major longitudinal strength members, and Manfacturer Stone Manganese Marine Computers on ship
a double-hull structure surrounds the cargo space, ................................................ (Lips for two in the series) Number.. .. 1 x Sabroe integrated ship control
forming part of a tank arrangement comprising side, Number 1 ........... and monitoring (3000 points)
bilge, and three transverse double-bottom compart- Pitch .. Fixed ....... Others owner's supply for loading
ments. One sidetank port and starboard is utilised for Diameter... .. 8750mm ............................................... and lashing calculations
Main engine-driven alternator Waste disposal plant
automatic heel adjustment, with water transferred by
Number 1 Incinerator
means of a ballast pump.
Make Brush Electrical Machines Make Atlas Incinerators
Where P&O Nedl/oyd Southampton does successfully Output 3500kW
claim 'largest' is with choice of main engine: her Sulzer Model Maxi 150SL-1W/S
Diesel-driven alternators
12RTA96C unit is believed to be the most powerful Number .4 Sewage plant
ever commissioned fat marine use. Built in Japan by Engine make/type.. . MaK/M32 Make .Taiko Kikai Industries
Diesel United, this has an MCR rating of 89,640bhp Alternator make Brush Electrical Machines Model SBT-40
(65,885kW) at 100rev/min and, when operating at 90% Output.. .4 x 36ookW/6oorev/min Contract date ..
full power with a 20% sea margin and driving a shaft Boilers Launchlfloatout date.. . t 9 December 1997
alternator as well, this produces a service speed of Number.. . 2 Delivery date t 8 May 1998

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PACIFICAT: speeding-up British Columbia's
ferry links
Shipbuilder Catamaran Ferries up to 6 buses. The two passenger decks above are Roll stabilisation equipment Maritime Dynamics Inc
..... .... ... ..... . International, Canada attractively laid out with compartmentalised lounges for Main engines
1000 passengers, an entertainments area, newsrand, Design.. . MTU
Vessel's name: ..Pacificat Model.. . 20V-1163 TB73L
restaurant, cappuccino bar, snack bar, children's play
Hull number: ..... HSF001 area, gift shop, work cubicles with electrical outlets, and Manufacturer.. . MTU
Owner/operator: British Columbia Ferry a lift serving all decks. A sheltered outdoor passenger Number.. . .4
Output .4 x 6500kW/1250rev/min
................. . Corp, Canada deck is arranged aft.
Gearboxes
Designer: Incat Designs, Australia! Safety conforms to the IMO High-Speed Craft Code,
Make . .................... Renk
and includes a new-generation marine escape system:
.......................... Robert Allan Ltd, Canada Model . .................... ASL53
the MEC II twin chute, developed by DBC Marine Number .. ..4
Flag: Canada Safety Systems. This equipment comprises two twin- Output speed .. ............................ 582rev/min
Total number of sister chute installations each side of the vessel, which termi- Waterjets
ships already completed: NiI nate at an inflatable buoyancy platform. The chutes are Manufacturer .. . Kamewa
Total number of sister released by a pull handle, without any electrical power- Number .. ....... .4 x Type 112S11
ing, and evacuees make their exit down a zig-zag inner Pitch .. ................ Fixed
ships still on order: .....2 Diameter .... ................................... 112mm
tube, so designed to give a controlled descent of around
4m/ see, before transferring from the platform at water Speed. ................... 582rev/min
Diesel-driven alternators
A COMBI[ ATION of the regional government's
perceived need to revitalise local marine industries
by creating a base for the construction and marketing of
level, into one of four lS0-person reversible liferafts,
available each side of the ship. Each chute can evacuate
400 persons in 17minutes, 40 seconds.
Number ..
Engine make/type ..
............... .4
....... Caterpillar/3306
fast ferries, and British Columbia Ferry Corp's require- Pacifica/ is propelled at 37 knots by four Kamewa tran- Alternator make .. ............ Leroy Somer
Output ... ...... .4 x 190kW
ment to improve its almost saturated commuter services, som-mounted waterjets, powered through Renk gear-
Mooring equipment
led to an order for three fast catamaran-type ferries. boxes by four 6500kW MTU 20V-1163 TB73L main
Type Hydraulic capstans and windlass
These were placed with the owner's shipbuilding sub- engines running at 12S0rev/min, positioned in pairs in Make . Hytak Equipment
sidiary Catamaran Ferries International, as manager for the two warerborne hulls. Geislinger elastic damping Bow and stern ramps.. . Allied Shipbuilders
the project. Construction of hull components was couplings and composite shaftlines with Gesilco cou- Passengers.. . .... 1()()()
entrusted to some half-dozen participating yards within plings are fitted in each transmission. Four Caterpil- Vehicles
the province, with the various modules brought together lar/Leroy Somer 190kW diesel-alternator sets provide Number of vehicle decks .. .................................. 2
on barges for assembly at CFI's orth Vancouver ferry the electrical power. Cars .. . 250
terminal. Buses .. . 6
Ferries and terminals around Vancouver and the PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Bow thrusters
Georgia Strait are heavily congested by traffic move- Make.. . lips
Length. oa.. . 122.00m
ments, currently exceeding 22million passengers and Length. bp . . 96.00m Number 2
eight million cars annually - mainly on the Vancouver- Breadth. moulded 25.80m Bridge control system
Lower Mainland to Vancouver Island route. The plan is Breadth of each hutl . . 6.00m Make .. ................. PMC
Depth. moulded Fire detection system
to use fast ferries to provide more frequent sailings for
to main deck.. . 7.40m Make .. ................ Cerberus
passengers and smaller vehicles - 12 trips daily as against
upper car deck.. ... 12.06m Fire extinguishing systems
eight by conventional ferries, by cutting journey time Type.. . Marioff Hi-Fog
from 100 minutes to 65. passenger deck. . 15.45m
Gross 7668gt Radars
Based on technology developed by the Australian Number.. . .4
Displacement.. . 1825tonnes
experr Incat, with local participation by Robert Allan, Make .. .................. Raytheon
Lightweight 1285tonnes
Pacifica/ is constructed of 5383-series marine grade alu- Models. ........ Pathfinder Mk 2
Deadweight 540dwt
minium. The catamaran hullform provides a platform Draught.. 3.90m Satellite navigation systems
for rwo vehicle decks, the lower of which has bow and Speed. service.. . 37knots Make. . North Star
stern access ramps fabricated by Allied Shipbuilders, of Bunkers. diesel oil.. . 6Otonnes Model......................................... . 941X
orth Vancouver. The ferry's stern has an unusual Classification .Det Norske Veritas + 1A1 HSLC R4 Contract date . .
extension, as can be seen in the accompanying plan. . Car Ferry BED Launch/floatout date.. . 20 June 1998
Together, these decks have a capacity for 250 cars and Heel control equipment.. ...Maritime Dynamics Inc Delivery date. . October 1998

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Shipbuilder: China Shipbuilding Corp, PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type. Weathertlght pontoons
Containers
................ . Taiwan Length,oa. .. 19S.60m Lengths. 20ft; 40ft; 4Sft
Vessel's name: ..Patricia Rickmers Length. bp. . 185.S0m Cell guides . .....yes
Hull number: 665 Breadth moulded 30.20m Total TEU capacity. 2202
Depth. moulded to main deck.. .. 16.60m Reefer plugs .. 300
Owner/operator: Reederei B Rickmers Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes 1744
Width of double skin
....... GmbH, Germany sides.. . ..20Sm Heights 8ft 61n;9ft 61n
Designer: China Shipbuilding Corp, bottom. . .. 1.80m Tiers across
................................ Taiwan Gross .. 26.131gt upper deck (max) .. 6/12
Displacement .42.184tonnes holds (max) .. 6/10
Flag: ..... Germany Lightweight.. 11,463tonnes Ballast control system
Number of sister ships Deadweight Make Samgong
already completed: . . 11 design.. .. 28.274dwt Type. .. Hydraulic remote control
scantling 30.721dwt Complement
Number of sister ships
Draught Officers .. .13
still on order:. . 7 design.. . 10.S0m
Crew .. .... IS
scantling 11.00m
Single rooms .. . 28
Speed, service 8S% MCR.. .. 20.S0knots
Bow thruster
Bunkers
Make Kawasaki Heavy Industries
T HIS vessel is an example of China Shipbuilding's
extensive series of medium-sized container ship.
Based on claims for the economic benefits of this
heavy oil.
diesel oil.
Water ballast..
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198m'
.............................................. 8M7~
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design, represented by higher speed and loading perfor- Fuel consumption Bridge control systems
mance, compared with similar designs, it has proved main engine only ............................. 79.4Otonnes/day Make .. ..................... Sperry
vcry popular with operators worldwide. Rickmers, in Classification .. ..................... Germanischer Lloyd Type ... ..IBS·2/00
particular, has taken delivery of a number of ships of ...........+1OOASContainer Ship, One man operation .. .. yes
this class, most of which, like Patricia Rickmers, have ................IW. NAV-OC. SOLAS 11·2.Reg.S4. +MC AUT Fire detection system
found ready employment on charter to liner companies. Percentage of high·tensile Make. Autronica
steel used in construction.. . 30% Type BX·40/16+8
Although the machinery room is placed righr aft, the
Heel control equipment ....Automatic control using two tanks Fife extinquishmo system
positioning of the deck house over the fore part of that
Main engine Cargo holds .. CO2 and smoke sampling
space, and the squared-off aft deck, allows two blocks Design MAN B&W
of 40ft containers to be carried in cell-guides aft of the Make Preussag Fife Protection
Model.. .. 7S70MC
accommodation. The main cargo space is forward of Engineroom CO2
Manufacturer. .. Hyundai Heavy Industries
the machinery, and comprises five holds within a dou- Number.. .. 1 Make .................. Preussag Fife Protection
ble-skin hull. Output.. 20.870kW/9Srev/mln Radars
Fixed cell guides are fitted and total TEU intake is Propeller Number .3 sets
2202 (including 300 refrigerated units), of which 870 Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze Make Sperry Decca
are carried below deck. Nos 3,4,7 and 8 hatches are SWt- Manufacturer.. .. Lips Models 1 x Rascar 34ooM·S;
able for 45ft containers, and dangerous goods may be Number.. 1 1 x Rascar 3400M·X;
loaded in the forward three holds. In addition, Nos 3 Pitch.. . Fixed 1 x Marine 180
and 4 holds can be used for break-bulk cargoes such as Diameter.. . 74S0mm Satellite navigation system
copper and zinc. Speed. .. 9Srev/mln Make .. Furuno
Diesel-driven alternators Model Felcom 81A
Side tanks formed within the double skin are used for
Number .4 Other navigation systems
water ballast and bunkers, with fuel also carried in cross-
Engine make/type 2 x Hyundai·MAN B&W 6L28/32H Make .. Sperry
bunker tanks between Nos 2 and 3, and 4 and 5 holds. ...................................2 x Hyundai·MAN B&W SL28/32H
Access runnels are formed P&S at the top of the side Model .. NT200 GPS
Alternator make/type ..
tanks, a pair of which serve the anti-heeling system. Output.. Computers on ship
..2 x 1200kW/720rev/min
Three slim-line Tsuji electro-hydraulic deck cranes are ...................... 2 x 1000kW/720rev/min Number . 1
mounted on the centrcline between Nos 2 and 3, and 4 Boilers Make .. ....Seacos
and 5 holds, and built into the back of the deck house Number 1 Model .. ....... Pentium II
block to serve the containers stowed on the aft deck. Type.. . Vertical water tube Waste disposal plant
Each is capable of lifting 45tonnes. Make. ..Osaka Incinerator
Hyundai has built the MAN B&W 7S70MC main Output.. 3.Otonnes/h Make. .. Sunflame
engine, and this develops 20,870kW when running at Cargo cranes Model OSV·S2SDA
95rev/min. Service speed on the design draught is Number.. .. 3 Waste compactor
20.50knots. Electrical supply comes from rwo 1200kW Make/type. . .. Tsuii electro-hydraulic, slim Make .. . Bohnhoff
Capacity 3 x 4Stonnes Model .. .. IMC CPSOS
alternators, and two of lOOOkW, all driven by MAN
Mooring equipment Sewage plant
B&\x' diesel engines. Kawasaki is the maker of a Number .. . .... 2 x mooring winch/windlass
1000kW bow thruster installed aft of the forepeak, A ..6 x mooring winch Make .. Hamworthy
complement of 25 is accommodated in the seven-tier Make .. . Aquamaster-Rauma Model. ......ST2A
deckhouse, on top of which there is a wheelhouse laid Type.. . Electro-hydraulic Contract date .. .23 September 1996
out to suit one-man operation with a Sperry bridge con- Hatch covers Launchlfloatout date .. 20 February 1998
trol system. Designer .. .. MacGregor Delivery date .. 2S June 1998

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 PEGASUS: a new container ship sub-series
Shipbuilder, "Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland 21 knots at 90% full power and with a sea margin of "" ,,""", .. ,,"""" 1 x VP751-161 waste heat
Vessel's name ''''',,'''''''''''''' """",Pegasus 15%. Electrical power is derived from three Wartsila- Make" "".Marine Metal
Dolmel diesel-alternator sets: one producing 930kW Cargo cranes
Hull number: """"""""""" """"""",8138/5 Number.. . "" ...3
and two rated at 1240kW ABB Zamech is the supplier
Owner/operator: """,,,,,,Alpha Ship GmbH, Make/type "', .., ,"""', ,'"""NMF/electro-hydraultc
of a 900kW bow thruster,
""""""""'" """"Germany Capacity 3 x 45tonnes/18m/mln
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Mooring equipment
Designer: """Stocznia Gdynia SA, Poland
Number" " " 2 x mooring Winch/Windlass
Flag: ",.".,,"" "". . .".".,," ".""Germany Length, oa 194,00m . 4 x mooring Winch
Total number of sister Length, bp 180,20m Towimor
ships already completed: """"".".,," .,."NiI Breadth, moulded 2820m Type .. Electric
Depth, moulded Hatch covers
Total number of sister Make. . Nawe oesiqn. shipyard build
to main deck 16,80m
ships still on order: ".""""""."".".,,.,," "".5 to tweendeck (in double hull) 13,60m Type .. .Pontoon
Width of double skin Containers
Lengths 20ft;4Oft;45ft(on deck)
W ITH four deliveries completed from an order for
10 vessels of Gdynia Shipyard's 8138 class of
1600TEU container ship, owner Alpha Ship began to
hottom.
Gross, .., , 23,772gt
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find conditions in the charter market difficult for that Deadweight Reefer plugs .,""', , ,"""', .., ,.,.".,", ,""" ,325
size of vessel. As a result, the company exercised an design , 21,400dwt Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes.. . "",,1390
scantling ,..,., ".,"", ,29,300dwt Height.. . ..8ft 61n; 9ft 61n
option ro lengthen the remaining six vessels by 16m,
Draught Tiers/across
producing a more economical sub-series with the higher
design ,""""', ,""""", ,9,70m upper deCk ... .....6/11max
TEU capacity of 1835 - an increase of 218TEU above holds.
scantling 11,50m 6/9
that of rhe prototype 8138-c1ass vessel Nadir(presented Ballast control system
Speed, service, 90% MCR, 15% sea margin 21knots
in Sigllificallt Ships of 1997). Elmor
Cargo capacity, grain ,38,500m'
The four-hold layout of the earlier design has been Bunkers ,AM138Bl
retained, with the extra length added in the form of a heavy oil 2860m' Complement
new water ballast deeptank between Nos 2 and 3 holds diesel oil ,""""""" ,""""'" , ,""'" 260m' Officers.. 9
(which also serves to limit the longitudinal bending Crew, 10
Water ballast ,12,600m'
moment in ballast conditions). Also, two more TEU Suez crew.. 4
Fuel consumption
Spare.. 3 owner; 1 pilot; + 1
stacks have been included in an extended No 2 hold - main engine only ,68, 7tonnes/day Rooms.. .. ",24 single;l x 4-berth
now served by three hatches. Further changes include auxiliaries """""""""" ,"""""", ,A,90tonnes/day Bow thruster
moving the midships 45tonne crane to a posicion above Classification , Germanischer Lloyd, + 100 A5 E Make ,""', ,",.,""', ,"""""'" ,ABB Zamech
the new deeptank, to provide a better balanced cargo .................................. Container Ship, Salas 11-2Reg. 54, Number """",, ,,' 1
space coverage, and re-arranging tanks to give increased """""""., .. """""' +MC,~AUT Output.. ",,900kW/1185rev/min
ballast and fuel capacity; the latter enables an endurance Percentage of high-tensile Bridge control system
of 17,000 nautical miles to be achieved. steel used in construction .. 17,7%, including hatch covers Make """, ,""", " ..,'" """ ,"', ..,"', .Elmor
Heel control equipment.. Hoppe system Type SN138Bl
The holds, within a double-hull structure, are dimen-
Damage survivability features Subdivision of upper One man operation Yes
sioned to suit 40ft containers carried within cell guides,
.......................................................... .part of double skin Fire detection system
and closed by rwo-panel pontoon covers with stack Main engine Make, Nittan
loadings of 80/110tonnes for TEU/FEU respectively, Design ,.,"', ,""""", ,"'"""MAN B&W .NSCC-20
On deck, lashing bridges between the harches support Model ,6L70MC Mk VI Fire extinguishing system
the lower tier of containers, and a breakwater behind Manufacturer " ..,', ,"""", ..,', ,"""""H Cegielski Holds/engineroom. cO2
the forecastle protects those stowed forward. To meet Make .. Urutor
the demands of charterers, the number of reefer con- Output.. ... 17,200kW/l08rev/min Radars
tainers carried has been increased to 325, with 123 Propeller Number .. 2
loaded in the holds where ventilation capacity has been Material.. ..,.,""', .Nickel-aturniniurn-bronze ",Racal-Decca
enhanced. Manufacturer .".,"""""', ,""""""'" ABB Zamech Models .""",, 1 x X-band ARPA M342/8
The fine lines of the original 8138 design are undis- x S-band RM/TM M343H
turbed, and allow the lengthened vessel to sail at a speed Satellite navigation system
virtually unchanged from that of the prototype. Only at Diameter .. .. 6800mm Make, """ ,,,Raytheon-Anschutz
Speed ,.,',.,"', ,"""', 108rev/min Model ..""" """" ", ,.,,"""",, ..,, ,NAV 398 GPS
the bow do they restrict the positioning of the two lon-
Diesel-driven alternators Computers on ship
gitudinal girders within the double bottom, which form
three transverse water ballast tanks. Despite this fine Engine make/type .wartsila/2 x 8L20; Waste disposal plant
hull shape and the heavy deck structures, Pegaslls ,.,"""""', .." ,""""""""", ,""'"""", ," 1 x 6L20 Incinerator
exhibits good stability properties, with the deep free- Alternator make/type "" .Dolrnel/Z x GDBW-138LL; Make ..
board and close subdivision of the voids at the tops of .......... """"",, 1 x GDBW-138M Model.......................................... '" """ ""OG-2oo
the double-hull space sacisfying the requirements for Output """ 2 x 1240kW/9OOrev/min Sewage plant
damage stability. x 930kW/900rev/mln Make .. Format-Cterrue
The main engine is a Cegielski-MAN B&W 6L70MC Boilers Contract date .
Mk VI unit with an output of 17,200kW at 108rev/min, Launch/floatout date. " ..29 August 1998
coupled directly to a FP propeller for a service speed of Type.. . ".""""",, 1 x VX832-160 oil fired Delivery date 14 October 1998

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survivability features .Damage stability to B-60 rules,
.... EquipmenVpiping for zero dumping
Main engines
Design. . .wartsua
Model.. ......... 12V46C
Manufacturer .. . stork-wartsna
Number ...... 2
Output.. .......... 2 x 12,600kW/500rev/min
Gearboxes
Make . .................. Renk
Model . . HSN-1250
Number .. . 2
Output speed ... . 119rev/min
Propellers
Material.. . Copper-aluminium-nickel
Manufacturer. . Lips
Number .. .....2
Pitch. . Controllable
Diameter .. . 5000mm
Speed .. . 119rev/min
Main-engine driven alternators
Number.. . 2
Make. . Holec
Output.. 2 x 10,000kW/500rev/min
Diesel-driven alternator
Number.. . 1
Engine make/type Stork-Wartsila/6L26
Alternator make.. . Holec
Output.. 1800kW/1000rev/min
Boilers
Number .. ... 1 x oil fired; 2 x exhaust gas
Type .. . Thermal oil
Make .. ..................... Wiesloch
Output.. . . 1 x 3300kW/2 x 2047kW
Crane
Number.. . 1 x travelling
Make Bailey Techno
Capacity. . . .45tonnes/0-15m/min
Pumps
Dredge
Number .. ................... 2 x 2800kW
Make .. . Boskalis
Jet pumps

QUEEN OFTHE Number ..

Make ..
Shore discharge pump
.................. 3 x 1000kW
. Vosta

Number .. ... 1 x 1O,OOOkW

NETHERLANDS: world's Make ..
Mooring equipment
Number.. . 2 x mooring winch/windlass

largest trailing suction dredger Make ..

...................... 2 x mooring winch
.......... 1 x stern anchor winch
................... Brusselle
Type .. . Hydraulic
Shipbuilder: Verolme Scheepswerf pumps through the draghead, rather than being Cargo control system
dumped over the side. Queen of the Netherlands can Make.. . GTI
...Heusden BV, The Netherlands
dredge at depths up to 120m (aided by a submerged Type.. . Integrated monitoring and control
Vessel's name: Queen of the Netherlands dredge pump fitted to the end of the suction pipe), and Pumproom
Hull number: 1030 can operate efficiently either at her dredging draught of Number .. . 1
Owner/operator: Royal Boskalis 1I.46m, or in shallower water at a draught of 8.20m, Position .. ..................... Forward
..... Westminster NV, The Netherlands/UK using a pair of 1200mm suction pipes fitted with jet- Complement
water lines and trailed port and starboard from the for- Officers .. . .26
Designer: Verolme Scheepswerf Crew. . 20
ward end of the hopper.
..Heusden BV, The Netherlands Two 2800kW double-walled dredge pumps are Special rudder .. . 2 x Barkemeyer flap type
Flag: The Netherlands installed in a forward pumproom together with three Bow thruster
Make .. . Lips
Total number of sister l000kW jet pumps - one low-pressure unit (which also
Number .. . 1
ships already completed: 1 supplies the bow jet) and two high-pressure ones. Output.. ................ 1400kW/1 OOOrev/min-265rev/min
Accurate positioning of the draghead during dredging
Total number of sister Bow jet
is achieved by a 3D dynamic tracker which is fully inte- Number .. .... 1 - supplied from
ships still on order: . NiI grated with the bridge and navigation systems, as well ...................................... Iow-pressure 1000kW iet pump
as by a Simrad D P system; two Barkemeyer flap rud- Bridge control system

P OUR years ago, Significant Ships described

River as the 'world's largest trailing suction
dredger'. ow that claim is made for a vessel with
Pearl ders; a l000kW bow jet and 1400kW bow thruster.
Radio Holland supplied a multibeam echo sounder for
underwater surveying and inspection.
Make ..
One-man operation ...
Fire detection system
...... Lips/Stork
. yes

both hopper capacity and deadweight some 25% Two Stork-Wartsila 12V46C main engines each pro- Make. ........ Thorn Secunty
greater, reflecting the ever-increasing demand for duce 12,600kW at 500rev/min, and drive CP propellers Type .. ..T880 detectors
dredging and transporting the maximum amount of through flexible couplings and Renk gearboxes for a Fire extinguishing systems
material in the minimum amount of time. However, trial speed of 16.8knors. A flexible coupling at the fore Engineroom . . C02
Radars
this title will be lost again quite soon when Thyssen side of each engine takes a drive to the two Holec Number.. .2
ordseewerke delivers a 33,000m' capacity giant to IO,OOOkW main alternators, their output supplemented Make. . Kelvin Hughes
Jan de ul early in 2000. by a Warrsilii/Holec 1800kW diesel unit. Models .. . 1 x Nucleus-2 6OOON2/7U
Queen of the Netherlands has a hullform developed by ............... 1 x Nucleus-2 6OOON3/5D
the Dutch rank Marin, which is a comptomise between PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Satellite navigation system
deadweight and speed requirements, and features a Make .. .............. Leica
Length, oa.. . 173.15m Model. ....... Mk 10-GPS
wide body with sleek lines. The 23,500m' hopper is
contained within a double hull, and has side bulkheads Length, bp . . 155.00m Computers on ship
which are sloped at top and bottom, and coamings Breadth, moulded.. . 32.00m Number.. . ...... 7 x PC cabinets plus 12
Depth, moulded to main deck.. . 13.1 Om ............................. Scada servers/operator stations
forming torsion boxes.
Gross. . .22.689gt Make .. . GTI/OMRON
A centreline box girder with topsides sloped at 45deg,
Deadweight.. 31 ,300dwt Waste disposal plant
separates two rows of 10 hydraulically operated bottom
Draught.. ... 11.46m Incinerator
doors which provide one of three methods for dispos- Make .. . Teamtec
Speed, trial.. . 16.80knots
ing of spoil. Alternatively, discharge can be made Model. . OGS 400
Hopper capacity.. . 23.500m'
directly into a floating shore delivery line using a quick- Waste compactor
Bunkers
connect ball-jointed unit on the forecastle head and a heavy oil. ..2360m' Make .. ........... .Disperator
10,000kW discharge pump, or accurate placement of diesel oil. . 125m' Model .. . 30-57
material at great depths is possible via the suction Water ballast.. 2750m' Sewage plant
pipes. Fuel consumption.. . 91tonnes/day Make.. . Hamworthy
Operations are designed to comply with the recom- Classification Bureau Veritas 1 3/3E + Mach, Hopper Model.. . ST3A Super Trident
mendations of the 'Green Award Association', particu- .......................................... .Dredger. Deep Sea, AUT-MS Contract date.. . 22 November 1996
larly by adopting 'closed-circuit dredging' in which Percentage of high-tensile Launch/floatout date . .28 February 1998
water used in the process is recirculated by the jet steel used in construction .. . Nil Delivery date .. . 10 July 1998

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Shipbuilder: ...Chantiers de l'Atiantique SA, as the associated MacGregor-York centralised refriger- Engine make/type .. · .wartsiIa/12V32E
............................... . France arion plant. Alternator make/type.
A novel machinery layout has been adopted. The Output .4 x 4860kW/720rev/min
Vessel's name: .R-One (R1) Propulsion motors
diesel-electric power installarion utilises four Wiirtsilii
Hull number: H31 12 '32E diesel engines fined line abreast in the main Number.. . ....2
Owner/operator: . engineroom aft, but the drives from these pass forward Design.. . Cegelec
........... Renaissance Cruises Inc, USA through a bulkhead ro an adjacent generaror and Model M3HXD 210-150/16PV
propulsion room. Here they are coupled to the main Output 2 x 6750kW/170rev/min
Designer .Chantiers de l'Atlantique SA, Propellers
alternarors which supply both hotel services and the
...................... . France Material.. . Copper-nickel-aluminium
two Cegelec propulsion motors. A Geislinger elastic
Flag:.. . Liberia Manufacturer .. .. Lips
damping coupling and a flexible link coupling is fitted Number.. .. 2
Total number of sister between each engine and its alternator. Pitch.. .. Fixed
ships already completed: NiI The twin shaft lines from the 6750kW propulsion Diameter.. . .4000mm
Total number of sister machines then pass back between each pair of main Speed 170rev/min
engines to drive FP propeUers at 170rev/min for a ser- Mooring equipment
ships still on order: 5
vice speed of 20.2knots. Passenger comfort is Number 3 x mooring winch/windlass.
enhanced with a pair of heeling tanks and retractable ........... 2 x mooring winch
U ENAISS CE Cruises has made it a speciality to fin stabilisers. Two BrunvoU 750kW bow thrusters are Make .. ................... Brusselle
n.cater for a clientele favouring the more relaxed fined forward. Type . .. Electric
atmosphere of small-ship luxury cruising. and although Passengers
tills new series is considerably larger than those of an PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Total. .. ....702
exisring fleet now in the process of disposal, the 702- Number of cabins .. .. 348
passenger complement is still less than half that of Length. oa 180.452m Complement
most contemporary cruise liners. Such ships are still Length. bp . .. 157.85m Total. .. 372
weU suited for specialised cruising in such areas as the Breadth. moulded.. .. 25.46m Rooms .49 single/159 double/four-berth
South Seas, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, serv- Depth, moulded Bow thrusters
to main deck (deck 3) .. .. 8.40m Make.. . Brunvoll
ing mainly American tourists.
10 deck 6. .. 18.10m Number.. .. 2
Passenger accommodation is distributed over eight
Width of double skin Output.. 2 x 750kW
decks, occupying an area of some 6000m' and includ- bottom 1.25m
ing 348 cabins, 170 of which have private balconies. Six Fire extinguiShing systems
~_.~2n~ Engineroom.. ..water fog. CO2
'owner's suites' overlook the stern, with four more Displacement.. .. 16. 146tonnes
enjoying prominent positions across the front of decks Lightweight 12.402l0nnes Make Wanner Marine
6 and 7. A number of cabins are fined with puUrnan and Deadweight Cabins/public spaces .water fog. sprinklers
sofa beds and only 25 have inside positions. Facilities design 2000dwt Radars
provided for passengers have a fimess emphasis, with a scantling. .. 37 44dwt Number.. .. 3
large gymnasium, aerobics and treatment rooms avail- Draught Make Sperry
able on deck 9, alongside jacuzzis and a swimming pool. design... .. 5.48m Models.. .. Rascar VT 3400M
A jogging track occupies much of deck 10, but quieter scantling.. . 5.95m Waste disposal plant
pursuits are catered for with a library and card rooms. Speed. service 20.20knots Incinerator
Passenger reception is on deck 4, with deck 5 the Bunkers Make Norsk Hydro
heavy oil. .. 932m' Type Semi-pyrolitic. continuous operation
location of shops, a cabaret lounge and the high-class
diesel oil. .. ..70m' Waste compactor
'formal' restaurant with adjacent pre-dinner lounges.
Water ballast 738m' .. Norsk Hydro
The owner's policy of providing a first-class eating ser- Make ..
Fuel consumption 98m'/day
vice is ensured by the availabity of three more restau- Model. .. 8010
Classification Bureau Veritas 1 3/3E -Passenqer Ship.
rants: the main, on deck 9 with buffet and barbecue, ..................................... + MACH. AUT-MS. CNC-E Waste shredder
and two speciality dining rooms offering Italian and Heel control equipment. .. Pair of heeling tanks Make.. .. Norsk Hydro
American/Texan menus. Passenger access and stores Roll stabilisation equipment Retractable fins Model Heavy-duly
movement on board is facilitated by an outfit .of Diesel-electric system Contract date.. .. 2 September 1996
MacGregor elevators, and the same company has Diesel-alternator sets Launch/floatoul date 24 January 1998
designed and supplied the nine provision srores, as weU Number .4 Delivery date.. .. 25 June 1998

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Length,oa .. ..120AOm
Length, bp . . 107.80m
Breadth, moulded (at stern) . . 53Am
Depth, moulded to main deck .. . 16.00m
Width of double skin
side" ........................... 10.60m
bottom. . 2.15m
Gross. . 18,488gt
Displacement.. ...................... 32,280tonnes
Lightweight.. ... 15,185tonnes
Deadweight
design.. . 20,800dwt
scantling 22.680dwt
Draught
design.... . 11.02m
scantling 11.52m
Speed, service (6500kW output). . 11knots
Cargo capacity liquid volume 120,000bbl (19,656m')
Bunkers, diesel oil. . 1500m'
Water ballast.. 12,669m'
Classification Det Norske Veritas + 1A1 Oil
................... Storage Vessel, EO, HELDK(SH)Crane
Percentage of high-tensile steel
used in construction.. . .40%
Damage survivability features Max angle of list 7deg
.......... when side tanks damaged. No pollution
......................... .when side tanks damaged
Diesel-electric system
Main engines
Design.. . .wartsua-sorzer
Model.. . ... 16V25
Manufacturer . .wartsua-suizer
Number ...2
Output. ..2 x 3860kW/900rev/min
Main engine-driven alternators
Number.. . 2
Make.. . Leroy-Somer
Output.. . 2 x 3540kW/900rev/min
Gas turbine-driven alternators
Number.. . 2
Engine make/Type . . ..ABB Stal GT35
Alternator make/type.. .Brush/-
Output . 2 x 17,000kW
Cranes
Number .. .... .2
Make. . Hydralift

RAMFORM BANFF: Capacity.

Mooring equipment
Type. ... "",10-line
. .2 x 45tonne

turret mooring
Cargo tanks

the FPSO takes a new Number ..

Grade ..
Stainless steel ..
.
.....5 plus 2 x slop
Banll stabilised crude
. No

direction Cargo pumps

Number..
Type.. .
.
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Make.. . Frank Mohn

Capacity.. . ..6 x 1250m'/h; 2 x 500m'/h; 2 x 100m'/h
Cargo control system
Make .. Frank Mohn
Shipbuilder: Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, Banff exhibits a most unusual midship section, as shown Type .. . Electric/hydraulic
in the accompanying plan . Pumproom
...Korea (Topsides fabrication
For safety reasons, production facilities are separated Number .. .. 1
................ and outfit by Aker McNulty, UK) POSition.. ........... Forward
from the accommodation area by a blast wall at the aft
Vessel's name: Ramform Banff side of the deckhouse (frame 90), with a blast tunnel on Ballast control system
Hull number: 9701 the port side forming an escape route between the two Pumps. ..Frank Mohn
Owner/operator: PGS Offshore areas. Additionally, a vertical segregation of systems Valve cotrol .. . Samgong-Danfoss
means that only one side of the vessel carries hydrocar- Complement
.................. Technology AS (PGS), Norway
bons. This blast wall also divides the hull underdeck, Total. . AO
Designer (basis): Roar Ramde, Norway Repair crew.. . 20
with the fore part given over to machinery and thruster
Flag: Isle of Man compartments, and the aft body forming five storage Stern thrusters (main propulsion and positioning)
Total number of sister and two slop tanks, with a total capacity of approxi- Make .. Lips
ships already completed: Nil mately 19,000m' (120,000barrels). Number .. 3 x fixed pitch,
A fully weather-vaning turret system with a Brown ....... variable speed,
Total number of sister
Brothers swivel stack is positioned amidships, and this ..................... azimuthing
ships still on order: NiI Output.. 3 x 2800kW/254rev/min
provides a lO-line mooring configuration to keep the
vessel on station in a 90m water depth. J t also has a Bridge control system
capacity for 15 risers (5 x 12in, lOx 8in, or 5 x 305mm, Make. ....... Cegelec
10 x 203mm). In the absence of a dynamic positioning Type. ..Integrated control and
monitoring (ICMS)
THE Ramform concept was conceived by Norwe-
gian naval architect Roar Ramde, and first applied in
1983 to a naval research vessel. Benefits of its unique
system, automatic heading control is provided from
three azimuthing thrusters.
An interesting adjunct toposition-keeping is the
One man operation ..
Fire detection system
..Yes

delta-shaped hull form led PGS to order (from the Nor- aerodynamically-shaped wind-sail, which also carries Make Autronica/Hitec (with Cegelec system)
wegian Langsren group) a number of seismic survey the flare tower. A hydraulically-controlled flap at the Fire extinguishing system
vessels to the design, and to later acquire exclusive back of the sail is controlled and monitored from the Engineroom . CO2
licensing rights. Advantages of cost and building time bridge, and can be turned through ±35deg to vary side- Make .. .......................... Heien Larssen
were amongst the reasons for the adoption of this B- ways thrust from wind forces, in order to adjust the Radars
380 derivative for use as an FPSO serving Conoco's heading of the ship and reduce the use of thruster Number.. ...2
Banff (Central North Sea) oil field. power. Make. . Kelvin Hughes
The exceptionally high beam/length ratio resulting Three 2800kW Lips fixed-pitch/variable speed and Models.. . Nucleus 2
from the delta shape provides a stable work platform of azimuthing thrusters, port, starboard and centre at the Satellite navigation system
large area, on to which a 3500tonne process facility with stern, form part of the Cegelec integrated power and Make ... ...... Raytheon
a daily capacity of 60,000barrels of oil and 90,000bar- propulsion system. This is centred on twin \X'artsiHi.- Model. . NAV398 GPS
rels of fluid has been installed. Also fitted on deck are Sulzer 16V25 main engines (from the Nohab factory), Waste disposal system
gas dehydration (compression and export), water injec- each developing 3860kW at 900rev/min and directly Sewage plant
tion, process, well control and shutdown systems. coupled to rwo 3540kW Leroy-Somer alternators. A Make.. ..Format-Chemie
Accommodation for a complement of 40 persons is large amount of additional power, mainly for the pro- Model.. . MSTP 2 VAC
provided forward of frame 90 (near midships), with a cessing plant, is derived from two ABB Stal GT35 gas Contract date.. . 10 January 1997
helideck arranged at the bow. As well as its delta shape turbine-driven packages, each having an output of Launch/floatout date 28 August 1997
resulting in a block coefficient of only 0.471, R£1f!1or?JI 17,OOOkW Delivery date (from shipyard) 27 December 1997

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hopper/dredger
Shipbuilder Merwede Shipyard, The double-walled dredge pump is installed in the Make ... Leroy Somer
... .... .... ... .... ... ...The Netherlands forward pumptoom and is driven, through a gearbox Output. .. . 2 x 2860kVA
and pneumatically operated clutch, by an electric motor Diesel-driven alternators
Vessel's name: Sand Falcon Number.. .. ..... 2
mounted in an adjacent compartment which also con-
Hull number: 674 tains the drive for a 6tonne bow thruster. A high-lift
Engine make/type Cummlns/NTA 855G2M
Owner/operator: South Coast Shipping Alternator make Leroy Somer
rudder is fitted behind each ptopeller and assists
Output 2 x 312.5kVA
...................................... Co Ltd, UK manoeuvrability by directing propeller thrust. Cranes
Designer: Merwede Shipyard, Dry discharge from the hopper at 1300m'/h is by Number.. .. 3
....The Netherlands means of a Strachan & Henshaw bucket-wheel Make Acta
unloader fitted with 10 x 1000litre buckets, which Type 1 x 7tonne; 1 x 3tonne; 1 x 2tonne/
Flag: UK
stows forward and is hydraulically driven along tracks ........................................... general-purpose deck duties
Total number of sister on the hopper coaming. Conveyor belts transport the Mooring equipment
ships already completed: NiI material to a hinged discharge boom at the starboard Number.. . .... 1 x windlass/winch. forward
Total number of sister poop front, thence to shore or iota barges. ........ ,', " ,"', 1 x mooring winch, aft
Alternatively, the dredge pump can be used to trans- Make Brusselle
ships still on order: 1 Type Electric
fer direct from the hopper to shore via pipeline,
whilst straight dumping can be carried out thtough Dredge pump
Number.. .. 1
T HIS latest addition

Western European
to South Coast's
dredgers is engaged in aggregate recovery from
waters for use by the UK and
fleet of eight hydraulically operated bottom doors. Complete
control of the operation is maintained from the
dredging position at the port side of the wheelhouse,
Type
Make
.Double-walled. 5-blade impeller
Seadrec
Power.. . 2350kW
Continental construction industries, and has a capacity which gives the dredging master an overview of the Pumproom
almost twice that of the company's earlier vessels but hopper. Number 1
on an almost idential length bp, inclicative of the Position Forward
increasing demand for this material. The profile is sin- PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Complement
gle-decked with poop, forecastle, and a large hopper Officers .. .6
Length. oa 99.90m
hold shaped to suit the vertically mounted bucket dis- Crew .. ...8
Length. bp 95.40m
charge wheel, and contained within a double-hull space Rooms. .. Sinqle
Breadth. moulded 19.50m
containing fuel and fresh water tanks, voids and fare- Special rudders . ...2 x high-lift
Depth. moulded to main deck 10.00m
and-aft protected passageways P&S. Bow thruster
Gross. .. 5307gt
Unlike two smaller vessels built by Merwede for Make.... .. Kamewa
Deadweight 9198dwt
this owner (for example, Sand Heron, featured in Draught.. .7. 78m Number 1
Significant Ships of 1990), Sand Falcon has a twin-screw Output 61onnes thrusV471rev/min
Speed. free sailing 13.30knots
Fire deteclion system
machinery installation based on a pair of Wartsila Cargo capacity (hopper) .4ooom3
Make Thorncroft
Vasa 6R32E main engines, each having an MCR of Bunkers
Fire extinguishing systems
2460kW at 750rev/min, driving twin CP propellers at heavy oil 400m3 .co,
Englneroom .
199rev/min through Lohmann & Srolrerfohr gear- Classification Lloyd's Register of Shipping + 1OOA1
Make .. . Ajax
boxes with higWy elastic, pneumatically controlled, ................................. Hopper Dredger. Near Continental
Radars
double-cone friction clutches. Electrical supply ............................... Trading Area. +LMC. UMS
Number 2
comes from a 2860kVA Leroy Somer alternator dri- Main engines
Make Kelvin Hughes
Design WMsil1l.
ven from the front end of each main engine, and Models 1 x Nucleus 6000; 1 x Nucleus 5000
Model.. ...Vasa 6R32E
from rwo Cummins /Leroy Somer 312.5kVA diesel- Satellite navigation systems
Manufacturer Stork-wartsila
driven sets. Models 1 x JRC DGPS receiver
Number 2
Dredging is carried out by means of a single trailing ................................... 1 x Scorpio MBX2 DGPS receiver
Output.. 2 x 2460kW/750rev/min
suction pipe which can be suspended over the port ................................................... for working on UK coast
Gearboxes
side to depths up to 33m, by three hinged gantries. lts Make Lohmann & Stolterfoht Computers on ship
flexibiry allows the California-type draghead to Model Navilus GCS 600 Number.. . 3
remain flat on the sea bed in all conditions, and a swell Number 2 Tasks 1 x electronic monitoring system
compensator provides 4m of overall movement at the Output speed 199rev/min ....................................... 1 x electronic chart/weather fax
draghead suspension point. This equipment, and the Propellers ................................................ 1 x chart system back-up
Manufacturer , Kamewa Waste disposal plant
2350kW dredge pump, was supplied by Seadrec, and
Number 2 Sewage plant
delivers the dredged material to slewing, screen-type Pitch. .. Controllable
loading towers, located on the starboard side, for dis- Diameter 3000mm Make.. .. Hamworthy
tribution over the hopper. Each tower has a sand Speed 199rev/min Contract date May 1996
chute at one end and a hinged stone or gravel chute at Main engine-driven alternators Launch/floatout date. ..14 February 1998
the other. Number.. .. 2 Delivery date.. .. 28 April 1998

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offshore fabrication
Shipbuilder: .Harland & Wolff Shipbuilders tanks, coated with Jotun WG BalJoxy HB light epoxy, Tasks. . Stores handling; ship/ship transfer
..& Heavy Industries Ltd (HWSHI), UK used for maintaining stability, whilst a cenrreline bulk- Mooring equipment
head allows seven pairs of cargo tanks and rwo slop Number 14 suction anchors plus chain and wires
Vessel's name: . Schiehallion Make. . .Sinqte Buoy Moorings
tanks (total 950,000bbl) to be arranged within the hull.
Hull number: 1737 These provide storage for crude oil from the produc- Type Passive permanent weathervaning
Owner/operator BP Exploration .... system mounted in turret
tion trains, prior to off-loading in 600,OOObb1/24h
Cargo tanks
.Operating Co Ltd, UK packages (5600ml/h) to shuttle tankers (see Loch
Number .. . 14. + 2 slop
Designers: ................... Harland & Wolff Rannocb page 66) moored 80m astern, using an outfit of
Grades.. . 1
Framo deepwell pumps . Product range. . Export grade
..and Associates
Two Schottel IS00kW azimuthing thrusters arc fitted Coated tanks Bottom of tank and 2m up;
Flag.. Not flagged under the stern, and work in conjunction with a Simrad ................................................ .Iop of tank and 3m down
Total number of sister dynamic heading and thruster control system which Make/type of coating ..... Jotun WG Penguard HB epoxy
ships already completed: NiI facilirates operational heading whilst offloading. They Stainless steel.. . No
Total number of sister can also provide limited self-propulsion duties. Cargo pumps
Electrical power is derived from two gas turbine-driven Number 16
ships still on order: ........................ NiI Type.. . Hydraulic submerged
43MW GEC-Nstom (formerly known as Alsthorn)
alternators, installed on the process deck and fitted Make.. . . Framo
NLY five years passed berween the discovery of with dual-fuel prime movers supplied by European Gas Capacity 14 x 700m'/h; 2 x 500m'/h (slop tanks)
O the North-West Atlantic SchiehalJion oilfield in
1993 and the start of oil recovery, with construction
Turbines. Cargo/ballast control system
Make Silvertech/MacGregor
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS .......... Hydraulic/Framo pumps
of this vessel taking little more than 20 months from
Type ... .... 1ntegrated with FPSO control system
the time of project sanction. As designer and builder Complement
of the hull, HWSHI has worked with international Length.oa.. . 244.81m
Length. bp . . 228.40m Normal 38
leaders Brown & Root (topsides facilities), Coflexip Hook-up and maintenance 75
Breadth moulded.. . .45.oom
Stena (flexible risers) and Single Buoy Moorings in Stern thrusters
Depth. moulded to main deck.. . 27.25m
developing what is understood to be the world's largest Make/type.... . Schottel/SRP 1212 LSU
Widlh of double skin. side.. . 5.40m
FPSO. Number 2 x azimuthing thrusters
Gross (not assigned) . . approx 85.0oogt Output.. 2 x 1500kW
In service, Schieha//ioll will operate above the field's
Displacement... . 194. 785tonnes Bridge control system
four main drilling centres, secured by 14 anchor legs
Lightweight.. .42.42510nnes Make .. . Simrad autoheading control
made up of 160mm diamerer srudless chain and wire
Deadweight.. . . 152.360dwt One man operation N0
rope, fixed to anchor piles arranged within a 1650m
Draught.... . 20.03m Fire detection system
radius. Rigid steel flowlines and flexible risers connect
Speed. . not applicable Make .. ..Silvertech
production and water injection wells at each centre to
Capacity Type .. ..Customised
the FPSO, with the risers laid in a 'pliant wave' format
Liquid volume. .. 144.786m' (100%) Fire extinguishing system
to cope with the harsh environmental conditions. The
Bunkers Oil tanks Inert gas
moorings and risers are attached to a 14m diameter ....... 2 x 50% capacity generators
top-mounted internal turret inserted through the hull diesel oil. . 3448m'
Water ballast .. . 70.112m' Supplier. . Smit Sinus
at the fore end. This allows 'weathervane' movement Process equipment Deluge foam using 3 Framo pumps
Classification. . Not classed. but equivalent to
around the anchored position and can accommodate Engineroom . . Manually educted water/foam
..Lloyd's Register +looA1 Floating Oil Production/
up (0 24 risers, as well as tensioning mooring winches, ...within the two firepump rooms
...................... Storage Installation. IGS ..wormald
manifold and swivel arrangement. Supplier ....
Other regulations complied with UK Health & Safety Radars
From the turret, recovered fluids pass to production
,..Executive
facilities with a peak capacity of IS4,000bbl/ day,
Percentage of high-tensile
Number 3 displays/2 scanners il
mounted on skids 4m above deck level, forward of the Make.. . Raytheon
steel used in construction .. Models M34 displays
accommodation block. These comprise two
Alternators Satellite navigation systems
gas/oil/water separation trains which clean and re- Number.. ...2
inject gas and water, and also chemically treat the Make .. ..Raytheon
Engine make/type European Gas Turbines/RLM 6000
under-sea reservoirs and facilities using processes Model.. ..NAV398
Alternator make. . GEC-Alstom
which mimirnise environmental impact and maximise Output.. ..2 x 43MW/3600rev/min Waste disposal plant
energy recovery. Cranes Waste held for shore disposal? Yes
The hull is a simple barge-type structure with a high Number.. . 2 (starboard side) Contract date .. . 3 April 1996
forecastle to protect the processing areas and mooring Make. . Kenz ram-luffing Launchlfloatout date 2 August 1997
turret. A double skin at the sides forms water ballast Capacity 1 x 2Otonne; 1 x 15tonne Delivery date 31 December 1997

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 SEA-LAND ARGENTINA: new box-ship series
Shipbuilder Daewoo Heavy Industries coupled to a four-bladed FP propeller. Running at 90% Boilers
............ Ltd. Korea MCR output, designed service speed is 21 knots, how- Number .. .1
ever, trial results proved an extra O.5knots was attain- Type ..Vertical composite
Vessel's name: Sea-Land Argentina Make. ..HDW
able at this power. Electrical requirements are served
Hull number: 4053 from three diesel-driven 1170kW alternator sets, and
Output.. ...2.0/2,4tonnes/h
Owner/operator: Conti Castillo Schiffahrts Cargo cranes
there is a 1100kW bow thruster fitted with a CP pro-
Number.. .. 3
..GmbH & Co KG (NSB Niederelbe). peller.
Make/type MacGregor-Hagglund
..Germany Capacity/speed. .. 3 x 40-36tonnes/22-44m/mln
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Designer ...Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd. Mooring equipment
........ Korea Length,oa .. ....208.00m Number/type 2 x mooring winch/windlass
..4 x mooring winch
Flag: ...Germany Length, bp. ..196.00m
Breadth, moulded .. ..29.80m Make .. .Fnedncn Kocks
Total number of sister Depth, moulded to upper deck .. ..16,40m Type .. ..Electric
ships already completed:. Width of double skin .. Hatch covers
Gross 25,800gt Make Macor Marine Systems
Total number of sister Type.. .. Pontoon
Displacement
ships still on order: . ..4 Containers
at design draught 38,65010nnes
at scantling draught ,44,659tonnes Lengths 2Oft:40ft
Cell guides.. ..Upper deck aft
T his new group of six vessels, chartered
Land, adopts an all-aft configuration
to Sea-
(apparently
the first time a Far Eastern builder has done this for a
Deadweight
design..
scantling.
.. 27 ,290dwt
. 33,290dwt
Total TEU capacity
Homogeneously loaded to 14tonnes..
2446
..1843
Draught Reefer plugs 200
ship of this size and type), thereby maximising stowage Heights. .. 8ft 6in:9ft 6in
space and box-handling capabilities. The five holds are design 10.20m
scantling 11,40m Tiers/across (max)
served by 10 hatches, with Nol hatch positioned on the upper deck .. ..6/12
Speed, service at 90% MCR 21.00knots
long forecastle. All are fitted with pontoon covers and holds ..6/10
Bunkers
Nos 1 and 2 are arranged for the carriage of dangerous Ballast control system
heavy oil .2400m'
goods of IMDG classes l.4s, 2, 3, 4, 5.1, 6.1, 8 and 9. diesel oil 163m' Make .. ..Pleiger
A total of 200 refrigerated TEU can be stowed two Water ballast.. .. 10,749m' Type .. .Electro-hyoraulic
tiers high on covers 7 to 10, and one tier high on cov- Fuel consumption Complement
ers 4, 5 and 6. main engine only.. ....... 65,4010nnes/day Officers .. ..17
The design features a seven-tier deckhouse built on a Crew. ..9
Classification Germanischer Lloyd + 100A5 E
short poop right aft: in consequence, deck space is Suez crew .. ..6
......................................... Container Ship, +MC, E, AUT
available forward of this for 3 x TEU bays above the Single/six-berth rooms .. 26/t
Percentage of high-tensile
Bow thruster
engineroom, with stowage arranged within cell guides steel used in coristrucuon. . 23%
Make.. .. Ups
up to the third of seven tiers. A maximum of six Heel control system Heeling tanks and 450m'/h pump
tiers/12 rows of containers can be carried on the hatch Main engine Output .. .1100kW
covers, and 6/10 in the holds. The vessels are self-sus- Design. . Sulzer Bridge control system
taining using three Mact.iregor-Hagglund 40tonne Model.. .. 6RTA72U Make .. ..STN Atlas
cranes mounted on the centreline. Manufacturer.. . Hanjung Type .. ..GEAMOT 90C+EA
The cargo space is enclosed within a double-skin hull Number.. .. 1 Fire detection system
utilised for water ballast tanks, except at midships Output 24,420bhp/97rev/min Make. ..Salwico
where N03 P&S tanks carry fuel, and N04 P&S tanks Propeller Fire extinguishing systems
serve additionally as heeling tanks, using a 450m3/h Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Cargo holds/engineroom.. ......C02 il
pump to restrict heel to within 2deg whilst working Manufacturer Mecklenburger Metallguss Make. . Namyang-Kidde
containers. A midships deeptank, four frame spaces Number... .. 1 Radars
long, also carries fuel, and the tops of the double-hull Pitch Fixed Number .. ..1
contain fore and aft passageways. The full complement Make .. ..STN Atlas
Diameter.. .. 7100mm
Model. ..9600 ARPNTM
is 26 plus six Suez crew, and it is noted that measures Speed. .. 97rev/min
Satellite navigation system
adopted in the design to alleviate noise and vibration Diesel-driven alternators
Make.. .. STN Atlas
problems, resulting from the positioning of the deck- Number.. .. 3 Model.. .. NT100/2000
house, have proved successful. Engine make.. wartsua Contract date. . 17 April 1996
The main engine is a Hanjung-Sulzer 6RTA 72U unit Alternator make/type Leroy Somer/54VS5 Launch/floatout date.. .. 12 September 1997
developing 24,420bhp at 97rev / min MCR, directly Output.. . .. 3 x 1170kW/900rev/min Delivery date 6 December 1997

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Shipbuilder ...Dalian New Shipyard, China erators are fitted and give lOCJOIo redundancy Single- Mooring equipment
Vessel's name:. . Seaqueen point mooting fittings are provided, with manoeuvrabil- Number/type 2 x mooring winch/windlass
itywhen connecting to an offshore hose facilitated by a ........................................ 7 x mooring winch
Hull number: PC1100-1 Hatlapa
1000kW bow thruster. Make.
Owner/operator: .Thenamaris (Ships Type .. ................................. Hydraulic
................... .Management) Inc, Greece PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Cargo tanks
Number.. ..12 plus 2 slop
Designer Dalian New Shipyard, China
Lenglh.oa .. 244.60m Grades.. . .... 3
Flag: Greece Lenglh. bp . 233.00m Product range... . Marpol 73/78 Annex I
Total number of sister Breadth. moulded .. ................................. ..42.00m Coated tanks. .. Yes
Depth. moulded .. .. ..22.20m Make/type of coating Jotun Tankguard pure epoxy
ships already completed .... Nil
Width of of double skin .............................. 300microns total thickness
Total number of sister side 200m Stainless steel. . Heating coils
ships still on order: 2 bottom .. 217m Cargo pumps
Gross 61.617gt Number.. .. 3
Displacement.. 129.S001onnes Type Steam turbine centrifugal
AFETY, efficiency in operation, and easy mainte- Lightweight.. 20. 16010nnes
S nance are the noteworthy features claimed for this
series of quality products tankers, two of which have
Deadweight
design 10S.000dwt
Make
Capacity ..
Cargo control system
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Shinko KV-4S0-3
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been classed by Lloyd's Register and one by American scantling. .. 109.340dwt Make .. Nakakita
Bureau of Shipping, giving rise to the claim that they Draught Type .. . Hydraulic
esign.. .. 14.90m Pumprooms
are the first vessels to simultaneously satisfy the
scantling. . 1S.50m Number .. .. 1
requirements of both scx:ieties - and especiall y their
Speed. service at 8S% MCR 1S.00knots Position. . Forward end of engineroom
ShipRight and SafeHull notations. By fitting corru- Cargo capacity Complement
gated longitudinal and centreline bulkheads, external liquid volume .. ... 122.011m' Officers. ..13
deck stiffening, and tank side structure within the dou- Bunkers Crew. .18
ble-hull space, the cargo tanks are smooth for easy heavy oil. ..... 3396m' Suez crew.. . 6
cleaning, whilst for corrosion protection they have diesel oil. ......................................... 277m' Single/double rooms 31/3 (Suez crew)
been given three coats of pure epoxy paint following Water ballast. .39.290m' Stern appendage. . Wake-equalisation duct
stripe coats and two-pass grinding. Similar treatments, Fuel consumption Bow thruster
but using modified epoxy, have been applied to decks main engine only. . 49tonnes/day N~~.. .1
and ballast tanks. auxiliaries .. ...... 3tonnes/day Make.. Ulstein
Additionally, only 30% of the steel content is of the Classification .. Lloyd's Register of Shipping +100A1 Model. .. ..... 37STV
high-tensile type with its use limited to grade AH3Z. ... Double Hull 011 Tanker. Ice Class 10. Capacity 1000kW/237rev/min
Plate thicknesses have been increased above rule at +LMS. UMS. ShipRight. FDA. SDA. CM. ESP, IWS. Bridge control system
oil/ballast boundaries, and Swedish 'Z' quality plating IGS. SPM. SERS. COW. SBT/PL. PtHt. PCWBT Make .. ....................... Norcontrol
..... One ship in series classed with American Bureau of Type .. ..Autochief 4
with enhanced through-thickness properties adopted
. Shipping. including SafeHull notation One-man operation .. ................................ Yes
for lower bulkhead stool tops. The use of Swedish- Percentage of high-tensile Fire detection system
made bulb piates in ballast tanks has improved paint steel used in construction. . 30% Grade AH32 Make. . Autronica
application and future maintenance. Main engine Type .8S 100/2
There are six pairs of cargo tanks within a double- Design. . ..Sulzer Fire extinguishing systems
skin hull which forms side tanks with top and bottom Model.. . 7RTA62U Cargo oil tanks Fixed foam alcohol-resistant 6%
wing hoppers. These are common with a centrally Manufacturer.. .. .. Dalian Marine Diesel Make. . Unitor
divided double bottom and utilised for water ballast. Number 1 Engine/pumprooms C02 high pressure
Double valve segregation throughout allows two and Output. MCR . ..21.140bhp/113rev/min Make. .. Unitor
three cargo parcels to be carried. Other features of Propeller Radars
the piping system include sea and fresh water connec- Material .. .... Nickel-aluminium-bronze Number 2
tions to drop lines in No1 tank for recirculation, flush- Manufacturer ........................... Dalian Marine Propeller Make .. ................................... .Sperry
ing and rinsing of all cargo piping; stainless steel Number .. 1 x five blade Models .. ...1 x S-band. 1 x X-band
Pitch ............................... Fixed Satellite navigation systems
heating coils; segregated stripping system to prevent
Diameter .......... 6668mm Make/model .. ..... JRC JUE-300-B1
mixing of vapours from different cargoes; a dedicated
Speed. ..113rev/min Other navigation systems
ballast stripping system, and GRP ballast piping. Bal- Electronic chart display 1 x Sperry VMS VT 600
Diesel-driven alternators
last tanks and voids can be inerted and purged, and, G~.. . 1xFlli~OG~W
Number.. .. 3
with the pumproom, are fitted for permanent gas Computers on ship
Engine make/type.. .Yanmar T240L-GX
sampling. Alternator make/type Taiyo FE SOA-10 Number .. . 1
The design parameters required a maximum cubic to Output.. 3 x 870kW/720rev/min Make .. ..... MITAC
suit a deadweight of around 1l0,OOOtonneson 15.50m Boilers Model .. ........ TX-PRO
draught, and an optimised service speed with the main Number .. . 2 Waste disposal plant
engine running at 85% MCR on a draught of 14.9m, Type. ................ MAC-3SB Incinerator
and corresponding deadweight of 105,OOOtonnes.TI-e Make .. Mitsubishi Make .................... Golar/Tearntec
speed thus attained is 15knots, derived from a Dalian- Output.. ........ 2 x 3Stonnes Model.. .OG/400
Sulzer 7RTA6zu main engine developing Zl,140bhp Cranes Sewage treatment plant
MCR at 113rev/min, and wiving a five-bladed FP pro- Number 2 x hose handling Make. .. Hamworthy
peller fitted behind a wake-equalisation duct. The three Make. .. .. Hydralift Model .Super Trident ST-4
Yanmar/Taiyo 870kW diesel-alternator sets are each Type MCV-1800-1S-17 Contract date 6 November 1996
capable of sustaining the sea load, and two 35tonne/h Capacity/speed. .. 2 x 1Stonnes/17m/min Launch/floatout date. .. ..28 November 1997
boilers deal with steam requirements. T\o\Oinert-gas gen- Outreach.. . .7m Delivery date.. .. S June 1998

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Shipbuilder: Hanjin Heavy Industries The extensive navigating bridge is given over to a Manufacturer.. .. Ssangyong
Output.. . 2 x 4800bhp/720rev/min;
........................ .. Co Ltd, Korea combined wheelhouse/control centre wirh full-width
..... 1 x 36OObhp/720rev/min; 1 x 1305bhpl9OOrev/min
Vessel's name: Segero view forward and aft. A Kongsberg Simrad integrated
Alternators
monitoring and control system is fitted, incorporating Number.. .. .4
Hull number .. N-058 dynamic positioning; thruster and vessel control; func- Make.. .. ABB
Owner/operator Korea Submarine tions related to cable laying and trenching; joystick oper- Type ....2 x AMG 710LT10S; 1 x AMG 630L 10LBSMB;
..... Telecom Co Ltd, Korea ation of thrusters; and power management. A ST ...................... 1 x AMG 5OOL8LBSMC
Designer Atlas total navigation system is also provided. Output 1 x 34ookW; 1 x 23OOkW: 1 x 850kW
The diesel-electric power system is based on four Propulsion motors
Flag . ...... Panama Number. .. 2
ABB alternators: 2 x 3400kW; 1 x 2300kW; and 1 x
Total number of sister Make. .. ABB
8S0kW, driven by MAN B&W engines. Power is dis- Output 2 x 2700kW/O-1000rev/min
ships already completed: ..... NiI tributed through two switchboards and four trans- Propulsion thrusters
Total number of sister formers to 2 x 2700kW ABB motors driving Kamewa Manufacturer Kamewa (Aquamaster)
ships still on order . .... NiI azimuthing propulsion thrusters aft. To provide pro- Number.. ....2 x azimuthing
tection against cable fouling and also to develop a min- Cranes (aft)
Number 1 x 35tonne A-frame
imum ballard pull of 80tonnes, these are fitted in
... 1 x 2Otonne telescopic; 1 x 8tonne articulated
('EGERO has been designed to lay, bury and repair steerable nozzles. Two Lips 1200kW tunnel thrusters Make.. ....(Cranes): Dong Nam
J intercontinental submarine fibre-optical cable, wirh and a White-Gill vectoring unit operate forward, and Mooring equipment
particular reference to the severe wearher conditions all propulsion and thruster motors are speed-con- Number 2 x windlass; 2 x capstan
experienced in rhe Norrh Pacific. She conrinues rhe fully trolled by AC frequency converters which provide Make.... .. Tong Myung
stern-working concept adopted for cable layers in immediate response and control for manoeuvring per- Type.. . Hydraulic
recent years - an arrangement which allows work to be formance. Ballast control system
Make .. ...................... Samgong
carried out in the worst conditions, and permits a con-
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type .. ......................... Danfoss
ventional bow-form to be adopted, giving higher cruis- Complement. . 63
ing speeds. Bow thrusters
Length.oa.. .. 115.38m
All cable work is concentrated on a continuous main Make 2 x Lips 1200kW/1200rev/min
Length, bp . .. 95.60m
deck almost totally enclosed by a long forecastle which .................. 1 x White Gill vectoring 15OOkW/439rev/min/
Breadth, moulded 20.00m
forms the upper deck, using port and starboard cable Depth. moulded ............................................................ 13.73tonnes thrust
lines, each having a 4m diam/ 40tonne-pull drum to upper deck (forecastle) 15.00m Dynamic positioning system
engine fitted with a three-motor DC electric drive to main deck.. .. 11.30m Make/type.. . Kongsberg Simrad SDP-12
combination, and a four-wheel-pair draw-off/hold- Width of double skin. bottom 2.oom One man operation.. . No
back linear cable engine. This equipment, together Gross.. .. 8323gt Fire detection system
with a two-wheel-pair cable transporter, has been sup- Deadweight Make .. ....................... Samyang Radio
plied by Dowry-Precision Handling Systems, from rhe design 3706dwt Type .. ............................. T880
UK. scantling 6409dwt Fire extinguishing
Draught Engineroom . .. Fixed CO2
The package is designed to lay cable at speeds up to Make FAIH
6knots over two 3.6m diameter stern sheaves. These are design (moulded)... . 6.30m
scantling (extreme) 7.82m Radars
straddled by a 3Stonne S\XIL A-frame capable of work- Number.. .. 2
ing in an arc ranging from 80deg over rhe stern to 80deg Speed. service at 100% MCR.. . 16.65knots
Bunkers Make STN Atlas
inboard, which provides for launching and recovering a Model.. . NACOS 45-2
diesel oil 1459m'
cable plough from either cable line. The working area is Water ballast.. 1848m' Computers on ship
also served by a 20tonne telescopic, and an 8tonne artic- Fuel consumption, main engines only 34.32tonnes/day Number .4
ulated deck crane. Classification Korean Register +KRS1-Work Vessel, Make Sun Com Information Systems
Elsewhere on this deck there are test rooms and ............................... +KRM1-UMA IS4,DPS(1) Cable Layer, Waste disposal plant
workshops, and two repeater stacks spray-cooled by ............................................ also Lloyd's Register + 100A 1, Incinerator
chilled fresh water. These are fitted over the two main ........... Cable Laying Vessel, +LMC, UMS, Ice 10, DP(AM) Make. . HMMCo
cable tanks of total capacity 20S0m' (3900tonnes). Two Percentage of high-tensile Model Maxi 25SL-1
80m' cable tanks are arranged between these main steel used in construction Nil Sewage plant
Roll stabilisation equipment Active U-shaped tank Make.. .. Jonghap
tanks. Accommodation for 63 personnel is concen-
Model JMC-BIO Aerob-18
trated in a deckhouse block built about midships on the Diesel-electric system
Main engines Contract date.. ...21 January 1997
upper deck, wirh space forward and aft of this available
for buoy stowage, and modular units used for cable Design.. .. MAN B&W Launch/floatout date .13 December 1997
plough control and ROV operations. Models 2 x 8L32/40; 1 x 6L32/40; 1 x 6L23/30H Delivery date.. .. 14 April 1998

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SKANE: world's largest multipurpose ferry
Shipbuilder: Astilleros Espaiioles SA, ward and aft, starboard on deck 5. A hoistable/tilting Make .. .Wiesloch Marine
Output.. . ..2 x 2300kW
..Puerto Real Shipyard, Spain, ramp on the POrt side, hinged at either end, links the
two decks . Mooring equipment
..(now Astilleros de Puerto Real SRL) Make. .. Brissonneau & Lotz
Decks 8 and 9 accommodate 600 passengers in 150
Vessel's name: Skane Type Electric
cabins, each fitted with two single beds and rwo pullman
Doors/ramps/cargo lifts
Hull number.. . .. 77 berths. Public facilities include a health club; sauna; cin- Number ... ... 1 x stern door; 2 x side doors;
Owner/operator: Scandlines AB, Sweden ema; lounge; cafeteria; dining room for lorry drivers; ..1 x train lift; 1 x tilting ramp;
Designer: .Astilleros Espaiioles SA, Spain child ten's playroom; bat; and shops. ..........4 x flood control doors
..and Deltamarin, Finland Type ,.. .. Hydraulic
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Designer MacGregor
Flag: Sweden Cargo control system
Total number of sister Length, oa 200.00m
Make. .. Schnieder
Length, bp 186.20m
ships already completed: Nil Type TSX Premium autumatic programmable
Breadth, moulded 29.00m
Ballast control system
Total number of sister Depth, moulded
M~A~~
ships still on order: NiI to main deck (no 3) .. ..9.3Om
Passengers
to lower trailer deck (no 5) .. ..15.3Orn
Total. 600
Width of double skin
Cabins ... 150
A lTHOUGH ordered by Swcl-errv, a subsidiarv of
Swedish State Railways, SkaJ1e was delivered Into
side
bottom.
Gross.
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1.50m
42,705gt
Number inboard ..
Vehicles
..82
the Scandlines consortium' when completed in Decem- Number of vehicle decks 4
ber 1997 by AESt\'s Puerto Real shipyard, now a sepa- Displacement.. 23,42010nnes
Total lane length. .. 2100m
rate entity within the Group, following the recent Lightweight 15,556tonnes
Rail wagons, track length 1050m
partial-privatisation and re-organisation. Claimed to be Deadweight
Complement
the largest passenger, car, trailer and train ferry in the design 7864dwt
scantling. .. 9273dwt Officers .. .10
world, this vessel operates a schedule encompassing five Crew . ..27
Draught
round trips each day with only a 75 minute turn-round Rooms .. Single
design .. .6.20m
time, between Rostock and Trelleborg. scantling .. Special rudders .. ..Hingeing tlap bow rudder
..6.50m
For this service, manoeuvring within the restricted Service speed, 85% MCR... ..21knots Bow thrusters
port access, which includes a long stern-first approach Bunkers Make .. Kamewa
at Trelleborg, is enhanced by the fitting of three heavy oil... .. 850m' Number.. . 3
Karnewa 1500kW bow thrusters, and a bow rudder diesel oil. .. I00m' Output 3 x 1500kW/217rev/min
formed of hydraulically-operated flaps. These flank the Water ballast.. 3500m' Bridge control system
bulbous bow and Stow flush to the shell when not in Classification .Det Norske Veritas + 1A 1, Car, Train Ferry Make .. ...Sperry
use. Power for the thrusters comes from rwo 3000k\,' ........... A, EO, Ice 1B, W1, TMON, DG~P One man operation .. ..Yes
alternators, driven from two rwin-inpurj'single-ourpur Percentage of high-tensile Fire detection system
gearboxes, through which four ,\IAN B&\'C 8L48/60 steel used in construction. . 5% Make.. .. Consilium
main engines supply the twin CP propellers. Three Heel control equipment Intering anti-heel system Type Salwico CS3000 analogue addressable
2150k\X diesel-alternator
7
sets satisfv the service and Roll stabilisation equipment.. ..Brown Brothers fins Fire extinguishing system
hotel loading. t\ comprehensive au"tomation system Main engines Engineroom Sprinkler
Design MAN B&W Make Marioff Hi~fog
operated from the bridge, controls and monitors the
Model 8L48/60 Vehicle spaces.. ....Drencher
main machinery, fire fighting and damage control, and
Manufacturer.. .. MAN B&W Make Novenco
utilises more than 7000 channels.
Number .4
Rail access is over the stern onlv at deck 3, where Cabins/public spaces Sprinkler
Output.. .4 x 7250kW/500rev/min
there are six tracks separated inro three sections of Make.. . Marioff Hi-fog
Gearboxes
two tracks by two half-height longitudinal bulkheads, Make Renk Radars
as part of recent efforts to improve ro-ro ship damage Model NDSL~4650twin-inpuVsingle-output Number 4
stability. These are fitted with hydraulically operated Number... ..2 Make Sperry
flood control doors forward and aft, which allow traf- Output speede. . 155rev/min Models 2 x Rascar VT3400 CC-314 S-Band
fic access into the side sections, and enable road vehi- Propellers ..1 x VT3400 CC~2x-Banc
c1es to turn at the forward end through 180deg for Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze: ..1 x VT3400 PCC~27X-Band
exit. Because Skolle is wider than other ferries on the Manufacturer.. . Kamewa Satellite navigation system
route, the rail tracks are aligned to an opening at the Number 2 Make.. ...Sperry
starboard side of the stern. This is closed bv a verti- Pitch Controllable Model.. .. DGPS
cally sliding door, and is ani)' 10m wide to suit the Diameter .4500mm Computers on ship
existing linkspan, where hydraulic cylinders ensure that Speed 155rev/min Number 21
tracks are aligned and the vessel held tight when Main engine-driven alternators Make. .. IBM330
berthed. Number 2 Tasks Maintenance and hotel systems
A huge 104m long two-tier train lift, designed by Make/type .. ABB/ALRC 710 LB~4 Waste disposal systems il
j\lacGregor and operated by hydraulic cylinders, Output... .2 x 3000kW/1500rev/min Waste compactor
extends over the midship body on deck 3, encom- Diesel-driven alternators Make Uson Marine
passing the centre pair of tracks. This can accommo- Number 3 Model UBP~3OM
date two complete trains with a total weight of Engine make/type MAN B&W 5L32/40 Sewage plant
816tonnes, and lower them in about three minutes to Alternator make/type ABB/ALRC 630 LD-8 Make Facet
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road vehicles can be carried on deck 3, decks 5 and 7 Boilers Contract date. .. : 22 Augusl 1995
above are specifically for this type of transport, Number 2 Launch/floatout date.. .. 9 August 1997
loaded through horizontally-sliding side doors, for- Type.. .. 25-VO~18 Delivery date. . 15 December 1997

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SUPERFAST III: a faster superfast
Shipbuilder: Kvaerner Masa-Yards swimming pool with bar. MacGregor has supplied the Pitch Controllable
passenger access doors at the stern and at the ship's side Diameter.. . 5100mm
..(Turku New Shipyard), Finland
on deck 7, together with escalators and elevators in the Speed ..
Vessel's name: Superfast III Main engine-driven alternators
passenger and crew accommodation.
Hull number: 1340 The hydraulically operated cargo access/transfer
Number .. ..2
Owner/operator: Superfast Ferries Make .. ..ABB
equipment has also been supplied by MacGregor, to suit
Output. ..2 x 1780kVA
(Attica Enterprises SA), Greece a through-loading application with four fixed and two
Diesel-driven alternators
Designer: Kvaerner Masa-Yards, Finland hoistable car decks, centtally divided by partial engine Number 3
and access casings. Forward, a lateral-opening, twin-leaf Engine make/type .wartsua Vasa 9R20
Flag: Greece
weathertight bow door, gives entry to No 3 deck over a Alternator make ABB
Total number of sister three-section ramp, whose inner section forms a water- Output.. 3 x 1460kW
ships already completed: Nil tight door at the collision bulkhead when raised, with the Boilers
Total number of sister outer section folding behind the bow door. Number.. . 2
ships still on order: . A hinged watertight door behind this arrangement Type Thermal oil
forms an extra closure to the main garage space. At the Make Aalborg
stern there are two watertight ramp/doors for vehicles, Doors/ramps/cargo lifts
Number. Two-leaf bow visor; bow door/ramp; inner
C OMPETITION between the rwo principal players
on the popular Patras/ Ancona crossing, between
Greece and Italy, saw each of them introduce new
and one for passengers.
(starboard)
The vehicle doors have 8m
and 5m (port) wide driveways
through 4.70m high openings
leading
into the main garage
..bow door; upper garage door;
..stern ramp/doors (vehicle and
classes of fast passenger/vehicle ferries to the route in space, from which a series of hinged/tilting and fixed ..passenger); hoistable/tilting
1995 (SlIpeifost 1 and .Aretousa, featured in Significant Ships ramps link with the other vehicle decks to accommo- ..ramp; ramp covers; hoistable car decks
of 1995). Now Superfast, whose earlier newbuildings date 160 cars and 122 trailers. Type Hydraulic
were already faster than the opposition, has added Designer.. . MacGregor
almost two knots ro the service speed for a new pair of PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Passengers
vessels, allowing a 48h round-trip ro be comfortably Total 1400
Lenglh,oa.. . 194.30m Number of cabins 222
achieved, even in rough weather.
Length, bp . . 176.oom Vehicles
The hull form has been especially developed for good
Breadth, moulded 25.OOm Number of vehicle decks .4 plus 2 hoistable
seaworthiness and manoeuvrability, and to suit a service Depth, moulded jo main deck.. . - Cars 160
speed of 28.5knors (full speed is more than 30 knots) Gross. . 29,ooogt Trucks/trailers 122
produced from four 10,560kW/ 510rev/min Sulzer Deadweight, design.. . 5600dwt; Complement
16ZAV40S main engines. Two Scheldegearboxes trans- Draught, design.. . 6.40m Officers .. .23
mit power to twin CP propellers, and also drive a pair of Speed, service 28.5knots Crew. ..39
1780kVA ABB alternators. Three Wartsila/ ABB Classification.. . American Bureau of Shipping, and Bow thrusters
1460kW diesel- alternaror sets are additionally fitted, ........................ Hellenic Register of Shipping Make Kamewa
and ro further improve manoeuvring, a 1000kW tunnel- Heel control equipment Intering heeling tank Number 2 x tunnel type
type stern thruster has been added to the two bow units Roll stabilisation equipment Blohm & Voss fin stabilisers Output 2 x loookW
fitted in the earlier vessels. Main engines Stern thruster
Design . Sulzer
Despite an increase in dimensions, passenger capacity
Model 16ZAV40S
Make ... ..Kamewa i1
is the same as in the earlier SlIpeifai! ferries: total capac- Number.. ..1 x tunnel type
Manfacturer .. . .wartsna NSD
it)' 1400, accommodated in 222 cabins supplied in mod- Output.. ...1 x loookW
Number .4
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Output.. .4 x 10,560kW/510rev/min
provide 750 beds, with an additional 60 couchcttes also Gearboxes Make .. ..STN Atlas
available. Public rooms, mainly on deck 7, include a la Make.. . . Schelde Gears Type .... ...INS NACOS 35-2
carte and self-service restaurants, disco lounge, casino, Number 2 Fire detection systems
bar lounge, children's playroom, boutique, duty-free Propellers Make .. ..Servoteknik
shop and reception lounge. Material .. ..Nickel-aluminium-bronze Contract date ..
Commercial vehicle drivers have their own lounge, Manufacturer .. ..Kamewa Launch/floatout date .. ..October 1997
and outside facilities include an open deck bar and a Number .. ..2 Delivery date .. ..February 1998

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SUPE'RSTAR LEO: new era for Asian cruising
Shipbuilder: Jos L Meyer GmbH & Co deck 12, with the ambience of the Raffles Horel in Sin- Roll stabilisation equipment Fincantieri retractable fins
.............................. (Meyer Werft), Germany gapore reflected in a terrace restaurant at the aft end. Diesel-electric system
The Galaxy of the Stars observation lounge, located Main engines
Vessel's name: SuperStar Leo Design MAN B&W
forward, doubles as a disco at night, with a 4m diameter
Hull number: 646 Model.. . 14V48/60
gla>s dome a special feature. Opportunities for outdoor
Owner/operator: Genting International! activities abound on the open deck 13, including facili-
Manufacturer.. . MAN B&W
......... Star Cruises Private Ltd, Singapore Number. . ..4
ties for running, and playing volley ball, tennis, basket
Output ..4 x 14,700kW/514rev/min
Flag: Panama ball and gol f.
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Total number of sister SlIperStar Leo is also notable as being the first cruise Manufacturer.. . ABB
liner to feature vertical escape chutes for passengers Number .... .....4
ships already completed: . Nil
(and is probably the first cruise ship to feature any kind Output. ...4 x 14,000kW
Total number of sister of rapid evacuation system). This equipment was sup- Propulsion motors
ships still on order: plied by the Canadian company DBe. Manufacturer.. . ABB
It is regretted that the technical information available for An electric power supply and propulsion installation Number.. ..2
inclusion in this report was not as complete as we usually is provided, based on four diesel-alternator sets pow- Output 2 x 20,000kW/123rev/min
receive. ered by MAN B&W 14V48/60 diesel engines develop- Propellers
ing 14,700kW at 514rev/min each. The alternators are Number.. . 2
UPE1UTAR LEO is the first mega-cruise liner to
S be built for service in Asian waters and along with
her sister, due for delivery next year from the world-
14,000kW ABB synchronous type, and the units are
arranged in pairs, in two separate watertight compart- Speed.
Boilers
ments. For propulsion, two ABB reversible synchro-
Number.. . 2 x oil fired; 4 x exhaust gas
famous Meyer yard, she has been especially designed to nous 20,000kW electric motors are installed, with shaft
Passengers
meet the growing demand for cruising out of Far East- lines linking with two FP propellers.
Total. lower beds only.. . 1964
ern POrts. For this purpose, two larger vessels (believed The electrical system is designed with rwo main with pullman beds.. 2800
to have been specified with Azipod propulsion) have switchboards in separate rooms, with essential con- Number of cabins., ..982
also been ordered by Star for year 2000 delivery. sumers split between them. In this way, in the event of Number inboard. ....374
In keeping with this sphere of operations, the decor any single failure of the power generation system, ship Complement
follows a luxurious Asian style throughout the 10 pas- propulsion, auxiliary systems and hotel operation will Total 1125
senger decks, centred on the focal-point Grand Atrium, remain in operation. Bow thrusters
which serves as the reception area on deck 7, and fea- The installation is fully automated, with control and
tures three glass-walled panoramic lifts extending monitoring of more than 12 systems. An Atlas NACOS Stern thrusters
upwards ro deck 13. MacGregor-Kone supplied a total 45-3 integra red navigation and command system is
of 18 passenger and service lifts to the vessel. installed, with its main feature a Multi-Pilot II which is Fire detection system
Only decks 7, 12 and 13 of the public areas do not capable of working as a radar; providing ARPA func- Type .. . . Addressable detectors
have passenger accommodation, but the other decks tions; supplying an electronic chart display (ECDIS), Fire extinguiShing systems
have 17 suites, 591 outside and 370 inside cabins (with and giving overlapping radar and electronic sea chart Engineroom C02
four cabins designated for disabled travellers) available displays. Accommodation Automatic water-mist type
for 1964 passengers occupying lower berths only. All Navigation equipment
told, 2800 passengers can be carried using pullman PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type. . . Atlas NACOS 45-3 integrated
berths, making SlIperStar Leo the highest capacity cruise ..................................... navigation system. incorporating
Length, oa .268.60m ........................................... Multi-Pilot II, radar, electronic
liner yet built by Meyer.
Length, bp .235.60m ...................... chart display. DGPS. Integrated
Decks 4 and 5 are given over entirely to cabins, and
Breadth. moulded 32.20m ................................................................ conning display
deck 6 features the Magellan and Garden Room restau- Depth, moulded
rants. The 1000-seat Moulin Rouge theatre is spread Waste disposal orant.. Deerberg package:
to bulkhead deck 11.50m
over rwo levels at the aft end of 7 and 8 decks, and ............................................ .4 biological sewage plants,
to deck 13 38.80m
another two-level area on deck 7 is the Maharajah's .............. pulpers, dry waste shredders,
Gross 76,800gt
casino ar the forward end. Deadweight 6000dwt ......................................... 2 multi-chamber incinerators,
The aft end of deck 10 is given over to children's Draught . 7.90m ......... , , ,' .qlass waste crusher
supervised entertainment, with a variety of water activ- Speed above 24knots Contract date -
ities and disco/video centres. A Roman theme domi- Classification .Det Norske Veritas + 1A1 Passenger Launch/floatout cate.. .. -
nates the spa and fitness centre, and the Tivoli Pool on Delivery date.. . . 25 September 1998

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TIRADOR: dual-role, river-trading coaster
Shipbuilder .... Scheepswerf Harlingen BV, above keel. Diameter .. ..2200mm

...The Netherlands A Deutz SBV6M628 main engine is fitted, develop- Speed. ..241 rev/min
ing 1125kW at 900rev/min and driving a FP propeller, Diesel-driven alternators
Vessel's name: Tirador which complies with Germanischer Lloyd ice class E2 Number.. . 3
Hull number: Harl. 203 regulations, at 241rev/min through a Reintjes gearbox, Engine makeitype.. . Deutz F6L413 FR
Alternator make/type Piller NKT 100-4
Owner/operator: m.s. 'Tirador', for a service speed of 12.8kno". Three 89kW
Output.. 3 x 89kW/15OOrev/min
.Eldor Hase KG, Germany Deutz/Pilier diesel alternators satisfy electrical require-
Mooring equipment
ments, and there is a 160k\X' Schottel bow thruster.
Designer: Conoship International BV, Number/type ... ..2 x mooring winch/windlass
Barkemeyer has supplied both the electro-hydraulic
..The Netherlands steering gear and flap-type rudder.
Make ... .Wortelboer
Type .. ..Hydraulic
Flag: . ............... Germany
Hatch covers
Total number of sister PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Manufacturer EBR
ships already completed: NiI Type Hydraulic rolling pontoon
Length, oa 89.15m Cargo tanks
Total number of sister Length, bp . . 84.85m Number .. ..2 x 298m'
ships still on order: ... Breadth, moulded 11.36m
..2 x 375m'
Depth, moulded to main deck.. . 5.30m
Product range Clay Slurry
Width of double skin
Stainless steel yes
T HE economics of a proposal to ship cargoes of
Cornish china clav in SIUHV form, in tankers, rather
than traditionally as ,; dry bulk commodity, were origi-
side
bottom. .
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Cargo pumps
Number .. ..4
Gross 1596gt
Type .. ..SNP 1450.2
nally open to question, since such a 'one-way' trade Displacement 3155tonnes
Make. ..Allweiler
involved a ballast voyage to reload, but the designers of Lightweight.. . 985tonnes
Pumprooms
the original series of these specialist vessels solved the Deadweight.. 2170dwt
Number 2
problem by making use of the fact that china clay-slur- Draught 3. 70m
Positions.... . Aft end No 1 hold
ry is a heavy cargo. They then adopted a three-hold Speed, service.. . 12.80knots
.................................................... Forward end No 2 hold
layout, with the tanks required for a full cargo of slur- Cargo capacity
Complement
bale .. ... 1424m'
ry fitted into Nosl and 3 holds only. This left N02 hold Officers 3
liquid (clay slurry) .. .. 1347m'
for dry cargo, strengthened for the carriage of heavy Crew 3
Bunkers
cargoes, and available for revenue-earning back-haul Single/double rooms 4/2 (senior officers)
diesel oil 80m3
loads such as steel coils. Special rudder. ..Barkemeyer flap-type
Water ballast "';,c" 1340m'
Those first vessels also had a low air draught suitable Bow thruster
Classification .....Germanischer Lloyd + 100AS M, + MC, AUT
for navigating inland waterways, and for Tirador, Make .. ..Schottel SST 110 LK
Other regulations .
Conoship has used its latest standard design of this Number .. . 1
complied with Seeberufsgenossenschait
Output.. .. 160kW/1470rev/min
type of vessel as the basis for a similar specialist layout, Percentage of high-tensile
Fire detection system. .Thorn
with the cargo space enclosed in a complete double- steel used in construction .. ..5%
Fire extinguishing system
hull forming water ballast tanks. Nosl and 3 holds are Main engine
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each fitted with two box-shaped stainless steel tanks Design.. . .Deutz
Make Ajax de Boer
having a total capacity of 1347m' of slurry, handled by Model.. ...SBV6M628
Radars
four Allweiler pumps installed in pairs in rooms in each Manufacturer.. . .Deutz
Number 2
hold. The dry cargo hold is closed by two hydraulically Number 1
Make/type 1 x Kelvin Hughes Nucleus-2 5000
operated rolling hatch covers which Stow forward and Output 1125kWl9OOrev/min
.. 1 x Furuno RHRS-2002 R
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aft over the adjoining tank areas when open, giving Satellite navigation systems
Make Reintjes Make ..
clear access to a 25m x 9.2m box-shaped compartment ..Magnavox
Model. . WAF1541 Model. ..GPS Navigator MX-200
of 1424m' capacity, into which 1550 tonnes of steel
Number 1 Computers on ship
coils can be loaded. Output speed.. . 241rev/min Number 2
The accommodation for a complement comprising Propeller Make/type 1 x Transas Navi-Sailor Electronic Seemap
captain, mate, one officer and three crew is housed in Material Copper-aluminium .............................. 1 x standard PC
the sunken poop, at the forward end of which the Manufacturer . .Promarin Contract date.. . -
wheelhouse can be hydraulically raised and lowered to Number.... . 1 Launch/floatout date.. . 5 March 1997
give an air draught, with top gear collapsed, of 8m Pitch Fixed Delivery date 15 December 1997

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Shipbuilder: .van der Giessen-de Noord BV, handles cable reels,and both cranes are positioned to star- Output .4 x 2790kW/900rev/min
...... .. The Netherlands board, but capi ble of "or king either side of me ship. Alternators

Vessel's name: Toisa Perseus T\\Q 16m diameter, 125Otolmecapacity cable storage Manufacturer Siemens
carousels with tensioners and spooling devices, are Number.. ..4
Hull number: . .. 972 mounted horizontall y below cleek and lay overboard Output .4 x·2680kW/900rev/min
Owner/operator: Toisa Ltd, Bermuda! Propulsion units
through a hatch on me upper deck, using a vertical lay-
Manufacturer Aquamaster
..Sealion Shipping Ltd, UK tower fitted over the forward moon pool. Alternatively,
Number 2 x Kaplan azimuthing thrusters
Designer: ..van der Giessen-de Noord BV, ruble can be laid over the stern or starboard side. Up to Propeller material Copper-nickel-aluminium
The Netherlands five 9.2m storage reels, or a third carousel, can be car- Pitch Fixed
ried on deck to augment below-cleek capacity.
Flag: .. u"' A diesel-electric power system is based on four Wart-
Output..
Diameter .
2 x 2200kW
..2700mm
Total number of sister sila/Siemens 2680kW dicsel-alrcrrarors. These supply Speed . .0-250rev/min
ships already completed: .. NiI twin 2200kW variable-speed, frequency-controlled Diesel-driven alternators
Total number of sister propulsion motors for two fully azimuthing Kaplan FP Number 1 x harbour set

ships still on order: .. . nozzled thrusters aft, also wee Karrewa 1335kW CP Engine make Caterpillar
tunnel thrusters forward, and me service and hotel Output . 900kW/1800rev/min
loads. Redundancy features include fining me primary Cargo cranes
O/SA PERSEUS and her sister Tosa Pdal'is are machinery in pairs, in separate machinery rooms, simi- Number 1 x 3Otonne; 1 x 15Otonne
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. understood to be the first offshore vessels specially
designed to carry out diverless sub-sea operations at
larly locating thrusters and switchboards separately, and
having two machinery control stations. A fifth 900kW Mooring equipment
Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
cepdts in excess of 3000m, as well as more routine sup- cliesel-alternator set is installed for harbour use. ..................................................................... .2 x capstan
ply and construction duties worklwce. In support of Make BrOhl
these activities, they are very large C98.32mlength bp) PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Type.. . eleclric
and incorporate me requirements of me Mobile Off- Length, oa.. ...•... ... 113.57m
Complement
shore Drilling Unit and Mobile Offshore Unit codes, Length, bp . 98.32m
Officers 30
enabling them to participate in sub-sea oilfield con- Breadth. moulded.. ..22.00m C~ ro
struction, rigid and fexible pipe-laying, workover, live Depth, moulded Spare 1
well intervention and slim-hole or coiled-tube cIrilling, to main deck 9.50m Single/double rooms. . 31/35
as well as offering complete offshore inspection, repair to tween ceck.. .. 5.50m Siern appendages Azimuthing thrusters
to forecastle deck 15.40m Bow thrusters
and maintenance services to me increasing number of
Width of double skin Make Kamewa
operators nowexplonng deepwater oilfieids,
Chartered for five years to sub-sea construction spe- bottom. . 1.4/om Output 3 x 1335kW/276rev/min
cialist Rockwater, To&lPI33:I1S conforms to the now tra- Gross 6948gt Fire detection systems
ditional offshore format, with a two-tier forecastle Deadweight. design 6340dwt
supporting a five-deck-high superstructure. This Draught ; Fire extinguishing systems
accommodates a crew of 100 and includes a wheel- oesiqn 6.25m Cargo holds/cabins Water (fire pumps)
house fined with controls for a comprehensive dynamic scantling 6.75m Make Hamworthy
positioning system (duplicated in an alternative control Speed, service.. . 13.50knots Engineroom C02
centre one cleek lower) and an extensive outfit of com- Bunkers Make Unitor
munications equipment, linked with shore cfflces. A diesel oil. . .. 14uum' Radars
1590m' open aft deck is capable of loading 35OOt0nnes Waler ballast 3000m'
at 5tonnes/m', with cargo hanclling facilitated by Fuel consumplion.. .. 22tonnes/day Satellite navigation systems
portable bulwarks at the stern, and on the starboard Classification Del Norske Verilas +1A1, EO, SF, Make.. .. Kongsberg-Simrad

side. Two remote-operated vehicles (HOVs) are perrra- ........................... Dynpos Autro, ERN(99,99,99), Models 3 x DGPS; 2 x multi-DGPS n
.................... Offshore Support Vessel Computers on ship
nently stored on a covered mezzanine deck, with
Heel control system Frank Mohn pump system
launching accomplished, even in heavy weather, using Roll stabitisation equipment 2 x Intering active roll Make.. .. Kongsberg-Simrad
special tracks built into the ships' side P&S. .. reduction tanks Tasks DP-system
Forward and aft, 6m x 6m rnoonpools are aocessed Diesel-electric system Waste disposal plant
through this cleek:me former, arraoged for me 'fexi-lay Main engines Incinerator.
of rubles, isserved by a 3O:onnecrane designed fordeep- Design.. .. .wartsna Waste compactor ..
water work, with the aftermost used for more COIlV61- Model 9L26 Contract date 30 May 1997
tionalwell duties, HOVoperation and tool deployment. A Manufacturer.. . wartsna Launch/floatout date.. .. 9 May 1998
1SOtonne crane near me stern provides heavy lifts and Number .4 Delivery date.. .. 8 September 1998

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TOP SUGAR: handy ..sized double-skin bulker
from Oshima
Shipbuilder: .Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd, which are mounted on centreline pedestals high Diameter 5400mm

................. . Japan enough to allow operation above the deck cargo. Speed 113rev/min
Classification notations cover strengthening for heavy Diesel-driven alternators
Vessel's name: Top Sugar Number 3
cargoes, and sailing loaded but with Nos 2 and 4 holds
Hull number:.. . 238 empty, and the double-hull space is designated for use Engine make/type Daihatsu/5DK-20
Owner/operator: ...Top Sugar Maritime Inc, Alternator make/type.. . .. Nishishiba/-
as water ballast tanks.
Output 3 x 450kW/720rev/min
.............................Liberia The MAN B&W main engine has been construaed
Boiler
Designer: ... Oshima Shipbuilding Co Ltd, by Kawasaki and is a 6S46MC-C unit producing Number 1
6303kWat 113rev/min. Propulsive efficiency has been
.....Japan increased, and hull vibrations reduced, by fitting a semi-
Type Composite
Make Aalborg Sunrod (ABB Gadelius Marine)
Flag: .... .... Liberia skewed propeller and a stern bulb. Electrical power is Output 1100/7 40kg/h
Total number of sister ceveloped from three Daihatsu/Nishishiba 450kW Cargo cranes
ships already completed: ................NiI alternator sets, and steam requirements served from a Number .4
Total number of sister composite boiler. Total complement is 28 persons. Make Tsuji Heavy Industries
Capacity 3Otonnes/19m/min, 24m radius
ships still on order: ..... . 5 PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Mooring equipment
Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass

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riers, Oshima Shipbuilding, includes a number of
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Nippon Pusnes
.. ..Electro-hydraulic
Depth, moulded to upper deck.. ..14.10m Hatch covers
a recent addition to the series is a 3O,OOOdwtversion, Gross 18,036gt Make Nakata-Mac
of which TcpSugcr is the first to enter service. Despite Deadweight Type .weathertight folding
the additional costs of a double skin, Oshima has design 27 ,835dwt Ballast control system
been successful in selling this concept to forward- scantling 29,952dwt Make.. .. Nakakita Seisakusho
thinking Far East owners, especially Ming Wah and Draught Type Electric touch display
Top Glory design.. .. 9.45m Complement
Hull construction is in excess of lACS' bulk carrier scantling 9.97m Officers 10
unified rules, and features a single-deck layout with Speed Crew.. ...18
3.2m high forecastle, and a double hull throughout the service at 85% MCR.. .. 14.50knots Stern appendages.. .. Stern bulb
cargo spaces - although this is not immediately clear at MCR 16.02knots Fire detection system
from the plan presented here. A forecastle is often Cargo capacity Make.. . .... Nohmi Bosai
bale.. . 38,819m' Type Thermal heat and ionic
omitted on ships of this size but here it protects timber
grain. .. 39, 152m' Fire extinguishing system
deck cargoes. There are five holds all with hopper-
Bunkers Cargo hold/engineroom C02
shaped bottoms and saddle tanks. In Nos 1, 3 and 5 heavy oil 1211m'
holds, the top and bottom tanks are connected through Make Kawasaki Safety Services
diesel oil. .. 109m'
the side structure to form one compartment. In Nos 2 Radars
Water ballast 18,553m'
and 4 holds, the saddle tanks are separate from the side Number.. .. 2
Fuel consumption 22.30tonnes/day
and bottom tanks, as requested by the owner; here, the Make Tokimec
Classification American Bureau of Shipping +A1(E)
side structures and hopper tanks form one compart- ..(Bulk Carrier, Strengthened for Heavy Cargoes, Models 1 x BR-3440CA-X29
ment. The tank shown in the aft upper part of No 5 .................... Nos 2 & 4 holds may be empty), +AMS, +SH ......................................................... 1 x BR-3440MA-X27
hold is for fresh water. Nos 2 to 5 holds are approxi- Percentage of high-tensile Satellite navigation systems
rrately 27m long and worked through hatches with steel used in construction. .. .... approx 60% Make Japan Radio Co
18.6m long x 17.6m folding-type covers. These lengths Main engine Models 2 x JLR-6800
are particularly suitable for the packaged lumber, hot Design MAN B&W Waste disposal plant
Model 6S46MC-C Incinerator
coils and log cargoes expected to be frequently carried
Manufacturer Kawasaki Heavy Industries Make Sunflame
by TcpSugcr.
Number 1 Model OSV-30GA
Log loading capacity is 55,471m3. This includes a Output.. 6303kW/113rev/min Sewage plant
substantial deck cargo for which purpose fixed steel Propeller Make Taikokikai
stanchions suitable for timber lashings are provided at Material Nickel-aluminium-bronze Model SBT-40
the shipside clear of hatch openings, with fittings for Manufacturer Nakashima Propeller Co Contract date .4 December 1996
similar portable supports arranged abreast the hatches. Number. .. 1 x semi-skewed Launch/floatout date.. .. 26 May 1998
Cargo is handled by four Tsuji 3O-tonne deck cranes Pitch Fixed Delivery date 16 July 1998

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Shipbuilder: Fincantieri SpA nine-cylinder units in Tor Siandia cevelops 1O,782kW Diesel-driven alternators
(l4,670bhp) at 450rev/min. The drive to twin CP pro- Number.. .. 3
................................... (Ancona yard), Italy Engine make/type GMT-Sulzer/6LS20U
pellers is through Geislinger damping couplings and
Vessel's name: Tor Selandia Renk gearboxes to achieve a service speed of 21.1knots Alternator make/type STN Atias/SESooM6
Hull number: 6020 at 85% MCR; this allows a 20% sea margin which Output.. .. . .. 3 x 9OOkW/1000rev/min
Boilers
Owner/operator: Tor Line AB, Sweden ensures schedules are met even in severe weather con- ..3
Number ..
Designer: Pelmatic Knud E Hansen, ditions. Type. . t x AQ-1D/12 oil-fired
Electrical supply is from two main engine-driven
............ Denmark .2 x AV-6N exhaust gas
1400kW alternators, supplemented by three 900kW Make. ..Aalborg Sunrod
Flag: Sweden diesel-driven Sets.Two llOOkW bow thrusters are fitted, Output.. .......................... 1 x 4000kgih
Total number of sister and me twin rudders are of the Hinze high-lift type, ............... 2 x 2000kgih
ships already completed; NiI independendy actuated through me Ulstein-Fryclenl:X:i Mooring equipment
Total number of sister steering gears. A stare-of-the-art NACOS integrated Number.. . 2 x mooring Winch/windlass
ships still on order: 2 bridge system, with controls duplicated in the wings of ....... 3 x mooring winch
the totally enclosed wheelhouse, assists navigation in Make .. . Kocks
me confined waters of me terminal ports. Type .. . Electro-hydraulic
Doors/ramps
T OR Line's AutoBridge service from Gothenburg to
Immingham forms an important ro-ro industrial
link between Sweden and the UK, annually carrying
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number.. ..
....................... 1 x fixed/hoistable
1 x stern door/ramp
ramp with cover
Lenqtb. oa .. . 197.oom .......................... 1 x hoistable ramp wilh flap
some 700,OOOtonnesof stainless steel slab and coil for ............ 1 x hinged/gastight door to upper deck
specialist producer Avesta Sheffield, as well as motor Length. bp .. ............. 180.oom
Breadth. moulded .. . 2S.90m .................... t x 6-panel hoistable deck
vehicle components for Volvo and Saab-Scania, and Designer .. . Kvaerner
Depth, moulded
large tonnages of paper products. The 21-knot speed Type .. .. Hydraulic/wire
to main deck.. .. 9.S0m
(higher than on earlier ships) for this new class is Passengers
to upper deck 16.60m
derived from a fine hullforrn and block coefficient of Gross . 2 'l ,700gt Total .. .. t2 drivers
0.56, and willenable the existing 34-hour crossing to be Draught Complement
reduced by 10 hours. Despite the larger ca pacity, effi- design .. .. 7.oom Total .. .. 17
ciencies with cargo handling will also halve turnround scantling .... .. 7.S0m Vehicles
time to six hours. Deadweight Number of vehicle decks 3 plus 1 hoistable
Three fixed decks provide 2820 lane metres for design .. . 9000dwt Trailers
approximately 197 trailers, whilst a hoistable deck is scantling. .. 11.oo0dwt lane length. . 2820m
available for cars. All traffic enters over the stern throogh Service speed. 7m draught; number .. .. 197 x 14m
Cars .. . 269
a 20.8m wide x 17m door/ramp, into spaces free of bot- 8S% MCR; 20% sea margin 21.10knots
Refrigerated sockets .. . 30
denecks or constraints. The adoption of an advanced Bunkers
heavy oil. .. 800m' Special rudders .. . 2 x Hinze high-lift
trailer securing system reduces handling costs and Bow thruster
improves safety and security on board diesel oil. .. S6m'
Water ballast.. .. 6900m' Make .. . Fincantieri
This new Autotrestle arrangement is first attached to Number .. . 2
Classification ..... .Det Norske Veritas + t A 1 General Cargo.
a port tractor by a recessed kingpin on the underside of Output.. . .. 2 x 1100kW
..... Ro-Ro. MC. OK. PWDK. EO. W1. TMON. LCS(SID)
its bridge structure. The combination is then driven Main engines Bridge control system
aboard the ferry where the trestle bridge is secured Design.. .. Wartsilii-Sulzer Make.. . .sTN Atlas
rerrxxely by internal twisdocks in the bottom of its two Model.. .. 9ZALSOS Type.. . NACOS 4S-3
egs, into flush deck sockets spaced at 2.4m intervals on Manufacturer Grandi Motori Trieste (GMT) Fire detection system.. .. Thorn Security
all wee decks. Although the tresde and front of the Number.. . 2 Fire extiguishing system
trailer are clamped in position, ~ or chain lashings are Output.. 2 x 10.782kW (14.670bhp)/4S0rev/min Engineroom/vehicle spaces .. .. c0 2
still used to secure the rear. Gearboxes Make .. .. Unitor
A headroom of 6m through the stern opening and on Make.. . Renk Garage. .. Drencher spray
the main deck gives clearance for the special cassettes Model HSN 1050 Make ... . Minimax
used for pa per and steel cargoes, and a hydraulically Number.. . 2 Radars
operated ramp links with me open upper deck through Output speed.. .. 140rev/min Number .. . 2
a watertight door, with vehicles protected by 4.5m high Propellers Make .. . .sTN Atlas
Material .. .Copper-nickel-aluminium .. .. 1 x Atlas 9800 S-band
bulwarks, and a forward garage which has two Flume Type ..
Manufacturer ... . Kamewa
stabiliser tanks total 2600m', built into its structure. A .................... 1 x Atlas 9800 X-band
Number .. . 2
fixed ramp links with me 109.ef hold where 5m head- Pitch .. .. Controllable
Satellite navigation
room is available under me hoistable car deck, formed Make .. . Trimble
Diameter .. .. 52S0mm
of six sections. Speed .. .. 140rev/min
Types .. .. t x NT300 DGPS
These wee ferries mark the debut of a new W'artsila- ...................................... 1 x NT200 GPS
Main engine-driven alternators
Sulzer design of medium-speed!four-stroke engine. Contract date. . .. April 1996
Number... ..2
Designated the ZASOStype, this is claimed to be one of Make/type... .. ..STN Atlas DL G31/06 Launch/floatout date.. .. April 1998
me most powerful engines of its kind - each of two Output.. 2 x 14ookW/1Soorev/min Delivery date.. ...November 1998

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Shipbuilder .......... YVCYsselwerf BV, ( CR 4200kW/600rev/min), through a Wartsila Speed. .. 137rev/mln

..The Netherlands Propac gearboxwhkh reduces speed to 137rev/min to Main engine-driven alternator
suit a CP propeller, also supplied by Wartsila Propac. A Number ... . 1
Vessel's name:. . Tour Pomerol Make/type .. ..Leroy Somer/LSAM 49.1 L9
power take-off shaft drives a Leroy Somer altermtor to
Hull number: ....................... 271 provide an electricalsupply of 6OOkW,supplemented by Output.. ................... 600kW
Owner/operator. ...SA Tankafrica, France Diesel-driven alternators
the output from two Mitsubishi/Leroy Somer 540kW
Number... .. 2
Designer ..YVCYsselwerf BV, diesel-driven sets. A Karrewa 5OOkW/6.9tonnes thrust Engine make/type Mitsubishi/S6R-MTPA
.. ..The Netherlands bow thruster is also fitted. Alternator make/type Leroy Somer/LSAM49.1 L9
Flag: France A crew of nine officers and nine crew are accommo- Output.. 2 x 540kW
dated in a four-tier deckhouse aft, equipped to a high Boilers
Total number of sister standard and provided with ample hea t, noise and fire Number/make/type 2 x Konus Kessel Ihermal oil
ships already completed: . ...NiI insulation, including separation of the living quarters .. 1 x exhaust gas
Total number of sister frLC11 funnel and engine casings. Output.. x 2OOOkW; 1 x 1050kW
....... 2
ships still on order: NiI Mooring equipment
PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
.............................. 2 x mooring winch
Length,oa.. .. 119.99m
T HIS chemical tanker (the second ordered at YVC
by Tankafrica) has 31 cargo tanks constructed of
CU duplex stainless steel of Uranus 45N/W'.1.44.62
Length, bp
Breadth, moulded.. ..
114.00m
19.25m
Make ..
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Depth, moulded Number .. .. 31 (incl 1 x slop)

grade, suitable for the carriage of products within the
Grades .. . 7 lanks x SG 1.86tonne/m'IMO I
mc code for a Type IIII vessel. The hull configuration to upper deck 13.00m
.... 6 tanks x SG 1.86tonne/m'IMO II
is somewhat unLJSLJa! for a tanker in that it includes an to main deck 10.50m
Width of double skin ........................ 18 tanks x SG 1.55tonne/m'IMO II
upper and a main deck, forming a tweendeck within Product range IBC code for IMO I and II vessel
side 1.29m
which pumps and piping systems are arranged Deck- bottom. .. 1.35m Stainless steel.. .. ... CLI duplex plate, Uranus
head stiffening for the cargo tanks is also fitted in this Gross.. . 9900gt ............ 45N/W.1.44.62 grade
space, leaving the upper deck relatively free of Deadweight Cargo pumps
pipework, other than the cargo manifold. design.. .. 9500dwt Make/type Frank Mohn, hydraulic
The cargo tanks are contained within a double hull, scantling 10,400dwt Number.. ..Submerged, 8 x SD125; 23 x SD100
the inside bulkhead of which is plain, with stiffening Draught .................. Submersible, 1 x TK80; 1 x LN150
within the side space. Since longitudinal and transverse design.. .. 7.80m ....... 1 x fixed screw booster
bulkheads are of troughed construction, a series of cen- scantling.. .. 8.30m Capacity 8 x 200m'/h: 23 x 120m'/h;
tre and wing tanks is formed which are completely Speed, service 90%MCR, 15% sea margin, ............................. 1 x 70m'/h; 1 x 150m'/h; 1 x 200m'/h
smooth internally. Centre tanks are suitable for chemi- .... shaft alternator running, cargo in circulation 15knots Cargo!ballast control system
Make .. .................... Skarpenord
cals of specific gravity l.86tonne/m'. with wing tanks Cargo capacity
SG 1.86tonne/m' 6019m' Type .. ................ Includes Cargomaster and
designed for cargoes of SG 1.55tonne/m'. All spaces .... 486 OX loading computer
SG 1.55tonne/m'.. . .4481m'
are heated through stainless steel coils using a closed Complement
Bunkers
hot water system with two thermal-oil heaters and two Total .... .. 18
heavy oil.. .. 980m'
circulating pumps. diesel oil 150m' Single/double rooms .. . 14/2
Each tank is fitted with its own Framo submerged Water ballast 3540m' Bow thruster
pump, discharge and manifold line, and maximum load- Classification.. .. Bureau Veritas 1 3/3E -Chernlcal Make.. . Kamewa n1300XlBMS-CP
ingldischarge rate is 900m'/h. In addition, a portable .......... Tanker, Oil Tanker, Deepsea, Number.. .. 1
submersible cargo pump is carried for general use and ......................... +AUT-MS/Port, CNC-1, - Mach, +Boilers Output.. 1 x 500kW/467rev/min
another to assist with latex or molasses cargoes. A Main engine Fire extinguiShing systems
200rn'1h booster pump is fitted near the manifold for Design.. .. ..wartsua Cargo deck .. .. Foam
use if a shore-based faciliryis not available. Seven cargo Model.. . 8L38 Tweendeck .. ......C02
segregations can be handled in the centre tanks, and 24 Manufacturer wartsna Radar
in the other tanks. Number.. .. 1 Number.. .. 2
Inert-gas and gas-freeing systems are fitted, and tank Output (MCR) 5280kW/600rev/min Make.. .. JRC
deaning utiJises fixed and portable machines serviced Gearbox Models.. .. JMA 9000 series ARPA
from heated circulation tanks and pumps fitted in the Make .wartsua Propac Satellite navigation systems
Model.. .. SV 850-P530
tweendeck Remote sounding and control systems are M~ ... ~OC
Number.. .. 1
operated from the cargo control room, and a Cargo- Output speed 137rev/min
Models.. . JLR 6800GPS; JLR 4550DGPS
master tank monitoring installation continuously Propeller
Other navigation systems
reports tank levels, pressures and temperarures, and is Material.. . Nickel-aluminium-bronze
Make .. ...JRC
linked with a loading calculator, draught rreasuremeru Manufacturer .wiirtsilii Propac Model. ............... NCR300A Navtex
and remote operation of the valves. Number.. .. 1 Contract date .. . 23 May 1997
Tear Ponrd is driven by a Wartsila SL38 medium- Pitch Controllable Launchlfloatout date .. .. 12 June 1998
speed engine with an MCR of 5200kW at 600rev/min Diameter.. . .. .4 750mm Delivery date ... . 30 September 1998

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TREASURE ISLAND: ro-ro ferry for Korean
holiday route
Shipbuilder: Daewoo Heavy a feature of the latter being five small karaoke iOLmgES Boilers
................................. Industries Ltd, Korea arranged around the perimeter, A restaurant with asso- Number.. ... 1 x auxiliary
ciated catering facilities, an event hall, video arcade and ......................................... 2 x exhaust-gas economisers
Vessel's name: Treasure Island Make. .. Kangrim
three function rooms are located on A-deck
Hull number: 7502 Lifesaving gear, arranged aft on the navigating bridge Output.. .. 1 x 2000kg/h; 2 x 1000kg/h
Owner/operator: Dong-Yang Express Mooring equipment
top and fitted after the accompanying photograph was
Number/type .. ....... 2 x mooring winch
........................................... Ferry Co, Korea taken, includes four 6O-person totally enclosed lifeboats,
Make .. Yoo-Won
Designer: ...Daewoo Heavy Industries Ltd, two rescue boats and 20 liferafts, together with two Type .. . Hydraulic
............................................................ Korea marine evacuation slides. Doors/ramps
Number 1 x bow door/ramp; 2 x stern ramps
Flag: Panama PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS
Designer... .. Tsuji
Total number of sister Ballast control system
Length overall .. ..... 114.50m
ships already completed: Nil Make .. ................ .Pleiger
Length bp .. .... .. 105.00m ..EHS-D52
Total number of sister Type.
Breadth. moulded .. ................................... 20.00m Passengers
ships still on order: Nil Depth, moulded Total .. ..464
to main deck.. . .. 6.25m Classes .. . 3
to upper deck.. . 11.05m Number of cabins .. ........... 92
T HIS order from a domestic owner marks the first
success for IJdeWXJ'Sdetermined attempt to break
rewground and enter the ro-ro marker. It has been fol-
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Number of vehicle decks.. . 2
Lightweight.. 3979tonnes Total lane length 380m (trucks); 120m
Iowrl by a marketing exercise aimed at interesting inter- Deadweight.. 1733dwt Cars 00
nationa! operators, not only in this basis design, but in Draught.. . .4.75m Trucks.. .. 36 x 10m
others since developed at the Okpo shipyard Tnuure Speed, service at 85% MCR.. .. 17.50knots Complement
sand serves the 195mile overnight route from Pusan to Bunkers Officers .. .. 12
the holiday island of Cheju, forwhich a modest 17.5knot heavy oil. . 198m' Crew ... ..30
speed is adequate, produced from a pair of Ssangyong- diesel oil. .. 81 rn- Repair crew ... ................................ 10
built MAN B&W 16V28/32A main engines operating at Water ballast 1337m' Bow thruster
85% MCR (2 x 408Obhp) and driving two Lips FP pro- Fuel consumption Make/type Brunvoll/FU-63-LTC-1750
pellers at 200rev/min, via Niigata Converter reduction main engines only. . 28.9Otonnes/day Number.. .. 1
Classification Korean Register of Shipping +KRS1 Output.. 600kW/1780rev/min
gears. A 600kW (89kN) bow thruster is fitted, and com-
......... Passenger Ship. Car Ferry, +KRM1 Bridge control system
fort for the 464 passengers, plus 42 permanent crew, is ..... KT Electric
Heel control equipment.. Heeling tank Make.
enhanced by a Blohm & Vass stabiliser installation with One man operation .. ...No
Roll stabilisation equipment.. Two Blohm & Voss fin
two folding fins of 4.2m2 total area Electrical supply Fire detection system
...................................... stabilisers
comes from three 560kW diesel-alternator sets. Main engines Make. .. Thorn Security
Vehiclesare carried on two decks within a 'single-skin' Design.. .. MAN B&W Fire extinguiShing system
hull, with access provided at bow and stern Faward, an Model.. .. 16V28/32A Engineroom.. .. ...C02
enclosed box-type ramp 4.7m high x 4.4m wide, made in Manufacturer Ssangyong Make. .. ..Namyang-Kidde
two parts plus a fup, is fitted behind the visor and giVES Number.. .. 2 Vehicle spaces. .. Manual sprinkler
entry on to the main deck, where, at the aft end, two sim- Output. . .. 2 x 4800bhp/750rev/min Make.. . lliin-AND
ilar two-part ramps are arranged The larger of these Gearboxes Cabins/public spaces Auto sprinkler
(4.7m high x 6.4m wide) serves the main deck, with a Make Niigata Make.. .. lIjin-AND
smallerport side unit linked by a fixedramp directlyto the Model. . MGN 6344 H10 Radars
partly open upper deck where eight lanes of cars can be Number.. .. ..2 Number.. . 2
parked. Sixlanes areavailable for trucks on the main deck, Output speed 200rev/min Make. . JRC
Propellers Models.. .. 1 x JMA 7252-6CA W/ARPA
and total vehicle intake equates to 58 cars and 36 trucks.
Material .. ... Nickel-aluminium-bronze . 1 x JMA 9252-6CA W/ARPA
Three decks are available for passenger use, with the
upper deck forward offering four- and six-berth cabins. Manufacturer L'''' Satellite navigation system
Make.. . ...JRC
A-<ieckhas two-, three- and six-berth accommodation, ...... Fixed Model.. . JLR-6800
Pitch ..
also eight two-berth VIP suites in a self-contained area Diameter .. ....................................... 3200mm Waste disposal plant
with private lounge. Speed. ...... 200rev/min Incinerator
The navigating bridge deck is unusual, having 16 cab- Diesel-driven alternators Make.. . Kangrim
ins suitable for 9/16 passengers using futons laid on the Number.. .. 3 Model... .. OSV-20SA
floor. All ca bins are fitted with prefabrica ted modular Engine make/type Ssangyong-MAN B&W/5L23/30 Contract date.. .. 16 December 1995
shower/toilet units by Bu-II. A bar and night club are Alternator make/type Hyundai Electric/HFC6 506-14K Launch/floatout date.. .. 21 July 1997
the principal public areas on the navigating bridge deck, Output.. 3 x 560kW/720rev/min Delivery date.. . 22 July 1998

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Shipbuilder: ....Aker MTW Werft GmbH, pumps through galvanised piping, The complete cargo Alternator make/type" ,Leroy-Somer/LSAM 50VL11
............................................ ," ",Germany system is monitored using an Autronica radar-based Output 3 x 670kW/1000rev/min
installation linked to the loading computer, with infor- Boilers
Vessel's name: """""""""""'" Volgograd Number.. .1 x composite
mation displayed on colour monitors in the cargo con-
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Owner/operator """",Lukoil ArktikTanker, The MAN B&W 8S35MC main engine was built at Make. "" " "'" "" Dampfkesselbau Dresden
Output 1 x 4tonne/h; 1 x 5tonne/h
".," """"'" """" .Russla the Ger man factory of the designer (Dieselrnotoren-
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Designer ",Aker MTW Werft GmbH, 'Week Rostock), and develops 5300kWat 170rev/min, tt Number.. .. 1
is directly coupled to a CP propeller for a service speed
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Make.. , .Davit International
Capacity 7tonnes
Flag: ".""""""""",Russia 67ukW diesel-alternator sets, and one composite and Mooring equipment
Total number of sister one auxiliary boiler satisfy steam requirements, A Number 2 x mooring winch/windlass
ships already completed: """""""""",1 495kW Karnewa thruster is fined forward ........................................................ 2 x mooring winches
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ships still on order: ",,- (initial contract PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Type"."""""".,"""'" ,"""""", ,', ..,, ",electric
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""",believed to have been for five ships) Length, oa "" "." " 145.70m Number 7 + 2 slop tanks
Illustration shows sister ship Pem Length. bp . ""."",,.,,""""" 137,00m G~_.. . ~
Breadth. moulded" '" "",,22.50m Product range " .. """""" ...""""""crude oil. oil products
Depth. moulded to main deck """ """""""""""".11.25m ............................................... vegetable oils. animal fats
T HE design of V cjpga:i and her sister has evolved
from a research programme
with the theme 'lee-breaking
introduced in 1994,
tankers for d1e Arctic
Width of double skin
side" ... """"""""",,1,32m
Coated tanks
Make/type of coating.. . APS MarineLine
Yes

bottom """""""""""""""""""""""'''''' "'" "." ",1.50m Stainless steel.. . ..... No

Region', The main role of what is now called the Arc-
Gross. , "." " " 10,298gt Cargo pumps
tic 17,2 type is to transport oil products, vegetable oils Deadweight Number.. 3
and animal fats, together with refinery condensates, in design "." " 14.875dwt Type Screw displacement
ambient temperatures as low as -35°C. To combat the scantling. . ,,15.890dwt Make. .. Allweiler
physical problems encountered whilst sailing in Arctic Draught Capacity""" .... """"" """"" 1 x 684m'/h; 2 x 472m'/h
waters, the hullforrn has been designed with the capa- design, """""""""""""""""".8.35m Pumproom
bility to break one-year-old ice with thicknesses up to scantling ."" .. " "" " 8.70m Number 1
OAm, and a snow covering of 0,2m, whilst sailing at a Speed, service. 85% MCR; design draught.. ,,14.40knots Position.. . . Forward of engineroom
continuous speed, The form of the bow and forward Cargo capacity Complement
shoulders has been optimised following extensive tests Liquid volume "." , ,""." "" 17.200m' Officers.. '" " """",4 + 1 owner
at the HSVA model tank in Hamburg, and as the plan Bunkers Crew · 15
and photograph indicate, the stem has been cut away heavy oil, .".,,'" """""""""'"''''".,,''''''''''''''''''' 1100m' Spare" .2
diesel oil ,',., ,", 40m3 Single/double room " """"" """""""" .." ",,20/1
extensively below the waterline,
Water ballast 5640m' Stern appendage Ice knife
There are seven cargo tanks without centreline divi-
Fuel consumption Bow thruster
sions, arranged within a double-skinned hull, Side and
main engine only "" .., """",22, 1Otonnes/day Make.. . . Kamewa
bottom spaces surrounding these tanks are common, Classiflcation.Lflussian Maritime Register of Shipping KM'. Number,., """"',.,.,"""""""''', " ,'''''''', ..,1
and form seven U-sha ped ballast tanks, All service and ............................................................... L1 1 A1 Oil Tanker Output .495kW/40Orev/min
storage tanks containing seawater-polluting liquids are Percentage of high-tensile steel Bridge control system
separated from the shell by cofferdams, to fulfil the used in construction.. . 80% One man operation.. . yes
requirements for passage through the Northern Seaway, Main engine Radars
but on voyages away from Arctic waters, some of the Design, " MAN B&W Number. " 2
spaoes may be used as bunker tanks in order to extend Model 8S35MC Make Kelvin Hughes
the vessel's endurarxe. Manufacturer "" .Dieselrnotorenwerk Rostock Computers on ship
Cargo tanks are <Dated with MarineLine, the Number" ".1 Number .." ,..""""",1
advanced US siloxirane-based coating from Applied Output. MCR 5300kW/170rev/min M~
Pol ymer Sciences, which can withstand a crack from var- Propeller Model, .... HP Vectra XM5/90
ious chemical products, Three grades of cargo can be Material.. . ,..,"""""" ", ,""""""'" ,"""""'" .Niro Tasks """" .."""""""""" .... ",Loading calculations using
Manufacturer . Kamewa ".Onboard-NAPA software
handled simultaneousl y, using three All 'Weiler pumps
Number 1 Waste disposal plant
with a combined output of 1628m'/h, installed in a Pitch CP Incinerator
pumproom at the forward end of the machinery space, Diameter "',.".,", .., ,"""""'" ,"""""'".,,4 1OOmm M~ Mu
All cargo and slop tanks are fined with stainless-steel Speed, ," 170rev/min Model.. , " '" , ",Maxi 25
heating coils, and have fixed tank-cleaning machines, Diesel-driven alternators Contract date 18 July 1996
Water ballast capacity is 5640013, carried in fully Number.. .. """" "",,,,3 Launch/floatout date " ..""""" ",,,21 October 1997
coated tanks and handled by two 300m3/h centrifugal Engine make/type " ,.,."""""",,,, ..,.,,,,,SKU8VD24/16 Delivery date """ """""" """,,,,27 February 1998

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Shipbuilder: ...Todd Pacific Shipyards Corp, at each end of the bridge deck contain duplicate oontrols. Output.

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uu A diesel-electric power plant supplying both hotel and Diesel-driven alternator
propulsion neecls has been installed, based on four Number.. ...1
Vessel's name 0 General Motors-driven diesel-alterrator sets, each rated Engine make/type Caterpillar/3412
Hull number: 7092 at 2684kWand arranged in pairs in two separate engine- Alternator make. ....Caterpillar
Owner/operator: Washington State Output.. .43SkW/1800rev/min
rooms forward and aft of miclships. Power is fed [0 the
Propeller
.................. Ferries, USA 4160v switchboard for distribution, with most passing
Material Stainless steel
[0 four AC-AC propulsion cycloconverters, These vary
Designer: ..Washington State Ferries, USA Manufacturer.... . Bird-Johnson
the frequency and voltage of power supplied [0 two
Flag: USA Number 2 (one each end)
Siemens dual-motor, main propulsion sets (total four Pitch.. . Fixed
Total number of sister motors - two each end of the vessel), thereby control- Diameter 3960mm
ships already completed 1 ling their speed and horsepowe Speed 210rev/min
Total number of sister A propeller shaft at each end of the vessel links each Boilers
ships still on order: 1 dual-motor [0 a FP propeller, producing a service speed Numbef... .. ...2
of 18knors when using power from only three diesel- Type Oil fired
alterrator sets, allowing the fourth unit [0 be shut down Make Weil-McLain
lV;E NA TCHEE is the second of three jumbo Mk for maintenance. Supplementing the electrical supply is Passengers
W II sister ferries built [0 operate within the waters a Caterpillar 435kW diesel-alrerrator set used for har- Total .. . 2500
of Puget Sound, aaxxnmodating 218 standard passen- bour duties. Class .. ... .Day ferry
ger vehicles and 2500 passengers. These ships run ser- Vehicles
vices which are adjuncts [0 the region's highway PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS Number of vehicle decks . .. 2
Vehicles . .. 218
transporta tion system, satisfying the needs of commer-
Complement
ciaI, commuter, and recreational/tourism traffic. The Length,oa 140.26m
Total 20
hull is double-ended, with propulsion/steering, wheel- Length. bp.. .. 127.41m
Bridge control system
houses, and open vehicle access a[ both ends (desig- Breadth moulded. lower vehicle deck 27.30m
Make Manhews Marine SystemS/Siemens
rated as End Nos 1 and 2, respectively). Depth, moulded to main deck .7.86m
Type.. . Electro-hydraulic. steering and
Gross 12.689gt
Entry is to the main (lower vehicle) deck, which is ............................................................. propulsion control
Displacement.. . 6242tonnes
linked [0 the passenger deck above by two narrow cas- One man operation.. .. No
lightweight 447Stonnes
ings containing storerooms, passenger access, lift trunks Deadweight 1767dwt
Fire detection systems
and exhaust uptakes. The casings divide the main deck Draught
Make. .Wormald
into a central wide traffic lane with narrow lanes each design S.30m
Type 996200 211 Control
side, having a total capacity for 148 'standard American scantling S.47m
.................................................. monitor and alarm panel
automobiles'. At each end, fixed ramps P&S lead [0 an Fire extinguishing systems
Speed, service.. .. 18knots
upper vehicle deck accommodating 70 automobiles: this Bunkers
Engineroom vu2
deck is fitted outboard of the casings only, providing diesel oil. ...443m' Make : 1"O'Je
Vehicle spaces Sprinkler and portable foam
additional height for oversize vehicles on the central Classification American Bureau of Shipping
Cabins/public spaces .5prinklers
1o'M!!'deck lane. Diesel-electric system
Diesel-alternators sets Radars
Foor passengers access the ferry through embarkation Number .4
Design General Motors
gates at the P&S quarters, each end of the passenger Make.. .. Furuno
Model... .. 16-710 EMD
deck, which is given over almost entirely [0 lounges and Manufacturer General Motors Electro-Motive Models.. . .4 x FR-2110
a cafeteriaseating 1614 persons. lifts and staircases link ...................................... Division Other navigation systems
i[ with d1e vehicle decks, and [0 the sun deck above, Number .4 Make.. ...Furuno
where two 'solarium lounges' cater for 200 passengers Output .4 x 2684kW/900rev/min Model GP SOO Mk2 GPS
each, and two smaller lounges accommodate 116. Out- Propulsion motors Contract date.. .. .
door seating is provided for 193 passengers on this deck Make.. .. Siemens dual-motor type Launch/floatout date .21 August 1997
which is also me location for crew cabins. Wheelhouses Number .4 (2 x 2 motors) Delivery date December 1998

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